Home plate umpire Nate Tomlinson was forced to leave Tuesday night’s game between the Dodgers and the Angels after being struck in the face by the broken bat of Angels slugger Mike Trout.
In the top of the ninth inning with one out, Trout managed to knock a broken bat single off of Dodgers closer Craig Kimbrel. A large portion of the 30-year-old’s bat went backwards and hit Tomlinson between the bars of his facemask.
Tomlinson dropped to his knees after the contact and grabbed at his face. Trout, who saw what happened, ran reluctantly to first base.
