PHOENIX -- Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Rymer Liriano was hit in the face by a pitch and there was blood around his nose Sunday when he was carried off the field on a backboard.
Liriano's left eye appeared to be severely swollen. There was no immediate report on his condition.
The pitch from Matt West of the Los Angeles Dodgers went under the brim of Liriano's batting helmet and hit him on the left side of the face in the eighth inning.
Liriano went to the ground holding his face and rolling in pain as trainers rushed to his aid. He was strapped to a backboard and carted off the field for transport to a hospital blocks away from the ballpark.
Brewers medical personnel attended to Liriano on the field for 10 minutes before he was taken off the field and put into an ambulance.
Brewers manager Craig Counsell said after the game that the Dominican Republic national was conscious but not talking as he was taken to a hospital.
Liriano, who has yet to appear in a major league game, is battling for a backup outfield spot with the Brewers. He was acquired in a Jan. 28 trade with the Padres.
Liriano, 24, batted .292 with 14 home runs and 64 RBIs for El Paso in the Pacific Coast League last season.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
Brewers' Liriano taken to hospital after bean ball
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