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By Gerrard Kaonga
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Los Angeles Angels batter Mike Trout accidently struck an umpire with his broken bat, a video that has gone viral on social media shows.
Umpire Nate Tomlinson was struck in the face by Trout's broken bat end in the top of the ninth inning of the L.A. Dodgers 2-0 win over the Angels on Tuesday for their Freeway Series opener.
A video of the moment, which can be seen here, has gone viral on Twitter and has been viewed over 330,000 times.
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In the video, Trout can be seen taking a swing at the pitch by Dodgers Craig Kimbrel as his bat shatters and spins towards the crouched Tomlinson.
Trout then begins to run to first base before realizing his bat struck the umpire.
Multiple angles show that the broken bat part hits the umpire through his face mask. Following the incident, Tomlinson received medical attention on the field and could be seen with a bloodied nose before walking off.
"Never seen that in the mask, the broken part of the bat. That was really scary," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after the game, according to a report by The Athletic. "I heard that it hit his nose, Nate. And so that's, I guess, the best-case scenario. A very scary moment."
Newsweek has contacted the Los Angeles Dodgers and Angels for comment.
Earlier this week, Newsweek also reported on a controversy surrounding the former Jeopardy! champ, Amy Schneider, throwing the first pitch on Pride Day at San Francisco's Oracle Park.
Schneider threw this pitch on Saturday ahead of the game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
However, controversy brewed when Fox Sports opted not to air the throw during its coverage and instead showed NASCAR driver Kurt Busch making a ceremonial toss, which he did at the same venue on Thursday.
The broadcasting of Busch's pitch was used to remind viewers that the network would be airing the NASCAR race at Sonoma Raceway, which took place on Sunday.
"Kurt Busch threw out the first pitch," said play-by-play announcer Adam Amin during the broadcast. "Of course, we've got the NASCAR race tomorrow coming up from Sonoma. You'll see that on the Fox networks."
Given that no mention was made of the fact that Busch's pitch had occurred some 48 hours before Schneider's, a number of viewers were left outraged as they accused the broadcaster of implying that the former's took place on Saturday.
As the conversation around what was largely perceived to be a snub of Schneider dominated Twitter, the Oakland resident commented: "Well, that's Fox for you."
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