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MLB Reporter Shares Photo After 95 MPH Foul Ball Strikes Her

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Colorado Rockies television reporter Kelsey Wingert does a spot from the first-base well before the first inning of a game against the San Francisco Giants Monday, May 16, 2022, in Denver. Wingert was hit by a foul off the bat of San Francisco Giants' Austin Slater in the ninth inning of the game. The announcer, who was seated in the first-base camera well, was taken from the game after being struck in the head by the ball. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

That’s gonna leave a mark.

Colorado Rockies television reporter Kelsey Wingert said she’s “hanging in there,” after she was struck in the head by a 95 mph foul ball.

The scary incident happened during Monday’s game between the Rockies and San Francisco Giants at Coors Field in Denver. The Giants’ Austin Slater hit a foul ball off the Rockies’ Daniel Bard in the top of the ninth inning and the ball hit Wingert, who was seated in the first-base camera well while reporting for AT&T Sportsnet.

“I took a 95 MPH line straight into my forehead,” she wrote on Instagram Wednesday, accompanied by a photo showing multiple stitches on her forehead.

Wingert said the Rockies transported her to “the best hospital immediately,” where she spent five hours receiving “internal and external stitches because of how deep the wound is.”

“I had a CT scan to make sure there was no internal bleeding of fractures and all came back clear. Thank God,” Wingert continued. “The stitches will have to come out in a week. I’m very lucky it wasn’t worse. It was just really scary and bummed me out given the circumstances.”

In a statement posted to Twitter, AT&T Sportsnet said, “We’re wishing Kelsey a speedy recovery and we’ll see her soon on the @Rockies broadcast.”

Going to a baseball game can be pretty dangerous.

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