Long story short, in the Braves-Cards game today, Brian McCann hit a foul ball that went into the dugout and hit minor league manager Luis Salazar in the face. Salazar went down like a ton of bricks and lost consciousness immediately. The game stopped while paramedics worked on him. Everyone on both teams were sure he was dead. They airlifted him by helicopter to Orlando Regional Medical Center.One of the Florida State Troopers told the Braves that Salazar regained consciousness during the flight, about fifteen minutes after he was hit. His face is smashed in and he'll probably lose the use of his left eye. Early signs say no brain damage, which was a major concern with him being out of it for so long.
McCann was completely freaked out (understandably) and went to the hospital instead of completing the game. (By the way, the Braves lost 6-1.)Salazar has played for the Cubs, Padres, Tigers, and White Sox, and coached for just about everybody at every level since he retired in 1992. He is currently the manager of the High Class-A Lynchburg, VA Hillcats for the Braves organization.
Thoughts, no prayers.
this might sound dumb but it's kind of amazing stuff like this doesn't happen more often
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