Chicago Cubs Player Flings Bat Into Seats At Fenway, Injuring One Fan

PublishedApril 28, 2024 9:14 PM EDT|UpdatedApril 29, 2024 8:10 AM EDT

Boston's Fenway Park famously has signs that warn fans that objects may leave the playing field. Tonight, we were reminded why.

A fan seems to have been on the receiving end of an errant bat that went flying into the stands on the third-base side during the game between the Red Sox and Chicago Cubs on Sunday night.

ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball coverage at Fenway Park caught the action when things took a wild turn during Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya's at-bat in the third inning.

Miguel Amaya #9 of the Chicago Cubs. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

On an 0-2 count, Amaya fell for an 89-mph splitter from Boston's Tanner Houck. On the strikeout swing, Amaya sent the bat flying at full force into the seats and appears to have made contact with a fan. Amaya looked at the bat's landing spot as a crowd of fans gathered around the victim.

According to Boston Herald reporter Mac Cerullo, Amaya's bat nearly struck a Fenway pizza vendor. The victim of the flying bat received attention from Fenway event medics. "The fan was just wheeled away by Fenway Park's medical staff," Cerullo shared on X.

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On the field, flying objects or people coming at you at full velocity are fair game — whether you're a rogue fan running onto the field or a pitcher just traipsing onto the grass. Heck, last week Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jakob Junis was walking on the field, minding his business, before a line drive during batting practice met him at the warning track and hit him in the throat.

Boston's Tyler O'Neill — highlighted on ESPN's broadcast Sunday evening for his sudden ascension in Boston — was at the center of his own injury scare two weeks ago when he collided with Rafael Devers in pursuit of a pop fly. O'Neill suffered a nasty gash on his forehead, requiring a towel for his bloodied face and eight stitches for repair.

BOSTON, MA - MAY 19: A detail view of ballpark signage of "Caution! Be alert for objects leaving the playing field" prior to the ALS Awareness college baseball game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Boston College Eagles on May 19, 2023, at Fenway Park in Boston, MA. (Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Who knows, perhaps baseball is a much more violent sport than we'd imagined … MLB is the new Rollerball.

Hopefully, the fan is okay.

The Red Sox look to escape with a weekend series win against the Cubs, who were tied at 1-1 entering Sunday's contest.