{"id":179207,"date":"2025-09-24T19:30:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T19:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/179207\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T19:30:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T19:30:07","slug":"guardians-david-fry-sustains-broken-nose-facial-fractures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/179207\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardians’ David Fry sustains broken nose, facial fractures"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) \u2014 Cleveland Guardians designated hitter David Fry sustained a broken nose and facial fractures after he was hit in the face by a pitch<\/a> from Detroit\u2019s Tarik Skubal in the sixth inning of Cleveland\u2019s 5-2 win over the Tigers<\/a>, a victory that deadlocked the AL Central division race.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is doing OK, he\u2019s in good spirits,\u201d manager Stephen Vogt said by phone Wednesday morning. \u201cHe\u2019s upright, he\u2019s alert.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vogt visited Fry in the hospital. The team said Fry was discharged from the Cleveland Clinic on Wednesday afternoon and is resting comfortably.<\/p>\n

The Guardians said imaging and clinical examination showed Fry sustained multiple, minimally displaced, left-sided facial and nasal fractures. A timeline for recovery is 6-8 weeks without the need for surgery.<\/p>\n

Fry was placed on the 10-day injured list before Wednesday\u2019s game. Outfielder Johnathan Rodr\u00edguez was called up from Triple-A Columbus.<\/p>\n

Fry squared around to try to bunt a 99 mph fastball from Skubal on Tuesday night and the pitch struck him in the nose and mouth area. As Fry collapsed in the batter\u2019s box and immediately grabbed his bloodied face, a visibly shaken Skubal threw off his glove and cap as Vogt and trainers rushed onto the field.<\/p>\n

Fry laid in the dirt for several minutes before being slowly helped to his feet. He gave a thumbs-up signal as he sat up and was driven off in a cart.<\/p>\n

The Guardians said Fry was being transported from Lutheran Medical Center to the Cleveland Clinic Main Campus for further testing and observation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was straight to the face,\u201d Vogt said, describing the impact on Fry that shook everyone inside Progressive Field. \u201cWe\u2019re all thinking about David and his family right now. Obviously, we\u2019re glad he is OK, but obviously it\u2019s a really scary moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Skubal, the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner, paced around the infield as Fry was being assisted. Following the game, Skubal, who allowed just two hits through the first five innings, said seeing Fry in distress was difficult.<\/p>\n

\u201cReally tough,\u201d the left-hander said. \u201cI\u2019ve already reached out to him. I\u2019m sure his phone is blowing up. I just want to make sure he\u2019s all right. Obviously, he seemed like he was OK coming off the field and hopefully it stays that way.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know sometimes with those things that can change. So hopefully he\u2019s all right. I look forward to hopefully at some point tonight or (Wednesday) morning getting a text from him and making sure he\u2019s all good because there\u2019s things that are bigger than the game and the health of him is more important than a baseball game.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s how Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan felt after watching Fry, an All-Star in 2024 who underwent offseason elbow surgery and didn\u2019t join the team until late May, go down.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefinitely really scary,\u201d Kwan said. \u201cFor David to even try something like that (bunt), that\u2019s just who he is. Selfless kind of guy, and especially in a position like that, he\u2019s a tough guy. Thankfully he had some humor when he came up, but you don\u2019t want to see a guy that\u2019s been with you pretty much the whole year.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously energy-wise, just who he is as a teammate, he\u2019s meant so much to us as a team. It\u2019s really scary, but thankfully he had some humor coming off the field, so hopefully we get some good news.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following the incident, Skubal threw a wild pitch to George Valera, who replaced Fry, allowing Cleveland to score. Skubal also had an error \u2014 he inexplicably tried to make a blind throw to first between his legs \u2014 and was also called for a balk in the sixth inning as the Guardians rallied for three runs to take a 3-2 lead without hitting a ball out of the infield.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP Baseball Writer Janie McCauley contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

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