Umpire Forced From Rockies-Yankees Game After Being Struck in Neck by Broken Bat

Umpire Forced From Rockies-Yankees Game After Being Struck in Neck by Broken Bat
Medical staff tend to umpire Nick Mahrley after he was hit by a broken bat during a game between the Colorado Rockies and New York Yankees in New York on Aug. 25, 2024. Bryan Woolston/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—Plate umpire Nick Mahrley exited in the fifth inning of Sunday’s game between the New York Yankees and Colorado Rockies when he was hit in the neck by Giancarlo Stanton’s shattered bat.

Stanton’s bat broke when he hit a bloop single to left field. The barrel hit Mahrley on the left side of his mask, knocking it off.