A Toronto Blue Jays fan says she was hit in the face by a 110mph foul ball, and footage shows her left with a gruesome black eye and massive swelling afterwards.
A user Liz McGuire posted the photos Sunday night, after Toronto beat the Rays 5-2 at home.
“Hello @BlueJays,” he began. “I got smashed in the face with a 110 mph foul off Bo Bichette’s bat. I didn’t even get the ball. I even stayed until the end of the game. Any way to flirt with a girl? #tothecore #bluejays.’
In one photo, McGuire can be seen with a large bump on her forehead, while the other photo shows her with a black and blue eye.
She aggregate in the responses to his initial tweet that he visited a hospital after the game for x-rays.
A fan named Liz McGuire showed off her black eye after being hit by a foul on Sunday.
Another image showed her with a huge lump on her forehead after the incident.
McGuire also gave a warning to fans, writing: ‘It was so fast! I turned around for a second! It could happen to anyone!’
“I don’t think I could have stopped even if I had tried,” he later said.
In response to the viral post, which has more than 8 million views as of this writing, many fans urged the Blue Jays to reach out to McGuire and give him free equipment or benefits.
It doesn’t appear the Blue Jays have commented publicly on the situation yet.
McGuire is far from the first spectator hit by a foul ball; In fact, Dodger fan Linda Goldbloom died four days after being hit by a ball in 2018.
The following year, in 2019, MLB ordered each team to expand their nets to protect fans from fouls.
An investigation of NBC News It previously found that 808 injuries were reported between 2012 and 2019 due to fans being hit by baseballs.
