Reds closer Aroldis Chapman, who was hit by a line drive while pitching in an exhibition game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Ariz., on Wednesday night, has fractures above his left eye and nose and remains hospitalized Thursday morning.
Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman Instagrammed this photo of the aftermath of his surgery, to treat injuries suffered when he was struck in the face by a line drive on Wednesday night.
Done. Cincinnati Reds closer Aroldis Chapman was conscious and talking to medical personnel after being struck in the face by a Salvador Perez line drive during Wednesday night's Cactus League game against the Kansas City Royals. The early word from
Salvador Perez was crying as he left the field, hugged by Eric Hosmer. It was a line drive off the bat of the 23-year-old Royals catcher that struck Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman flush, basically breaking his face. Chapman
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Reds closer Aroldis Chapman is scheduled to have surgery on Thursday afternoon to repair a fracture above his left eye, one day after being hit on the face by a line drive Wednesday night from the bat of Royals catcher Salvador Perez.