Young Girl Hit by Foul Ball Rushed to Hospital

A young girl was taken from Yankee Stadium on a stretcher Thursday afternoon after being struck in the face with a line-drive foul ball off the bat of New York Yankees third baseman Todd Frazier.

In the aftermath of the chilling incident at Yankee Stadium Wednesday, New York's win over the Minnesota Twins, and the team's pursuit of a playoff berth, have come second to concern over the girl's well-being.

"We got a report that she's OK", he said. MLB, fans and local politicians have all pushed for the Yankees to reconsider their position. While he did not give any specifics about the injury, he said it was "too early to tell" if she'll need surgery.

"I just saw it from the dugout", NY left-hander CC Sabathia said.

The game was delayed for four minutes, and players on both teams appeared visibly shaken. "It was bad", Frazier said afterward.

"It was bad. I was shaken up", a teary-eyed Frazier told reporters. I hope she is all right. "I mean, you know why you're at a ballgame and a foul ball is always a possibility". "It's a tough thing to watch", Sabathia said.

The Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres said they would install additional netting at their ball parks in time for opening day in 2018, extending protection that is now limited to the seats directly behind home plate to the start of the team dugouts.

The girl was treated at a local NY hospital and Yankees manager Joe Girardi said afterwards she was "doing OK".

"I thought of my kids", Frazier said. She was whisked away by a man later identified as her grandfather and taken to New York-Presbyterian/Columbia Hospital.

Major League Baseball's Commissioner is strongly encouraging all teams to extend their netting along the foul line. "I think they're going to do more tests the next couple days, and then hopefully she can get out of there".

"Either, one - you don't bring kids down there". I don't care about the damn view of the fan.

Minnesota second baseman Brian Dozier and Matt Holliday, a DH for the Yankees both had tears in their eyes while saying prayers near second base.

I have sat in many different seats at many different ballparks- last row in the upper deck and directly behind the plate.

Major League eventually responded by issuing a recommendation for teams to expand the netting to the steps of each dugout, which curiously coincided with a lawsuit filed by a Manhattan real estate executive who was injured at Yankee Stadium. He went on to say that every stadium should have nets and said the view of the fans did not matter to him because it was about safety and nothing else.

"I still have a knot in my stomach", Dozier said.