Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ryan Vogelsong was taken from PNC Park in an ambulance Monday after being struck in the head by a pitch.
Batting with the bases loaded in the bottom of the second, Vogelsong had an 0-2 count when a pitch from right-hander Jordan Lyles rode up and appeared to contact Vogelsong's head under his visor.
Vogelsong fell to the ground and stayed there until he was attended to by training staff. It was not clear if he ever lost consciousness. The Pirates trainer finally got Vogelsong into a seated position with a towel held to his left eye. There appeared to be blood coming from his nose.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review posted a photo of Vogelsong immediately after the pitch impacted his face:
#Pirates pitcher Ryan Vogelsong is hit in the face by a pitch during the 2nd inning against the Rockies today. http://pic.twitter.com/E7bIvx5huw
— Christopher Horner (@Hornerfoto1) May 23, 2016
A cart was brought onto the field and Vogelsong was transported to the tunnel where an ambulance pulled in to take the pitcher away.
Vogelsong had thrown two shutout innings, striking out two and was leading 2-0 when he left the game.
The Pirates Twitter account said that the team would have updates as it gets them.
In the bottom of the third inning, time was called again after home plate umpire Jeff Nelson had dirt inadvertently kicked into his left eye on Francisco Cervelli's slide. After trainers tried to clean out his eye, Nelson was escorted to the clubhouse. Ben May moved from first base to behind the plate.
Bucs' Vogelsong to hospital after pitch to head
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