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Cubs’ Bregman suffers reported facial fractures after being hit by foul ball in ‘terrible accident’

Alex Bregman crouches to field a ground ball with his glove on the dirt
Alex Bregman will not require surgery. Photograph: Kareem Elgazzar/AP

Chicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman suffered facial fractures when he was hit in the head by a foul ball on Sunday, according to ESPN.

Bregman was standing in the on-deck circle preparing for his at-bat when his teammate Michael Busch checked his swing and fouled off a pitch from the Cincinnati Reds’ Luis Mey. The ball struck Bregman in the face, and he immediately jogged toward the Cubs’ dugout with his hand covering the left side of his face. He was taken to hospital for X-rays and CT scans.

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