Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jesús Sánchez was injured during Sunday's game against the Baltimore Orioles after a fan threw a baseball at him in right field at Camden Yards.
He was diagnosed with a right wrist contusion, and X-rays returned negative for a fracture, the team announced.
Video from the Peacock broadcast showed a projectile hitting Sánchez shortly after he seemed to be exchanging words with someone in the stands while flapping his glove in their direction.
Jesús Sánchez was forced to leave today's game after being hit by a baseball thrown by a fan in the stands.
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Sánchez immediately dropped his glove in pain after being hit and left the field upon being checked by trainers. A baseball could be seen sitting on the grass beside Sánchez while he was being examined.
Jesús Sánchez exits the game with an apparent right arm injury.
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Sánchez appears to have been struck by a ball thrown from the stands by a fan. pic.twitter.com/xhfZcXAkXa
"We have identified the fan and removed them from the ballpark while we conduct a thorough investigation," an Orioles spokesperson said in a statement obtained by Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun.
Fans in right field told Meyer that the baseball was thrown by a young fan who apparently thought Sánchez was flapping his glove as an invitation to play catch. The child, whom fellow spectators said appeared to be around 13 years old, according to Meyer, then threw the ball at Sánchez as he turned around, hitting him in the wrist.
The 28-year-old Sánchez is hitting .287/.324/.461 with six home runs and 28 RBIs in 57 games this season.
Yohendrick Piñango took Sánchez's spot in right field.
