CLEVELAND-The Guardians appointed David Fry striker from the hospital on Wednesday afternoon and resting comfortably after being struck in the face by a Tarik Skubal field of Detroit during the sixth round of Cleveland’s 5-2 victory over the Tigers, a victory that complicated the race for the Central Division of the American League.
Manager Stephen Vogt visited Fry at the hospital on Tuesday evening and said Fry was in a good mood.
The Guardians said that imaging and clinical examination have shown supported multiple facial and nasal fractures, multiple and nasal fractures. A calendar for recovery is six to eight weeks without the need for surgery. This chronology would prevent Fry from returning for a potential race in the playoff series.
Fry has been placed on the 10-day injured list, and the Offleur Johnathan Rodríguez has been called since Triple-A Columbus.
“He is a hard child, and we are super grateful that he is at home,” said Vogt before Wednesday’s match. “His family comes to town, so they will be back together with the family tonight and it’s going to be a bit of a trip for him, right? I mean, we don’t know the measure. I mean, we know what’s going on, but that will take a while to really see what’s going on and so he’s going to be out.”
Fry was transported from the Lutheran Medical Center to the main Cleveland Clinic campus for additional tests and observation before being released.
Fry has square to try to make a quick ball at 99 MPH of Skubal on Tuesday evening, and the terrain hit him in the nose and mouth. While Fry collapsed in the shot box and immediately grabbed his bloody face, a visibly shaken skubal threw his glove and his cap while Vogt and the coaches rushed on the ground.
Fry is lying in dirt for several minutes before being slowly helped to get up. He gave a thumb signal when he sat down and was hunted in a cart.
“I didn’t look at the replay. I don’t really care,” said Vogt. “When you put yourself in a stroke properly, you put yourself in a vulnerable position. And he threw a quick ball and he was just him and there was nothing that he could do.”
Skubal, the prevailing winner of the Al Cy Young Prize, punctuated the inner field while Fry was helped. After the match, Skubal, who only granted two strokes in the first five rounds, said that seeing Fry in distress was difficult.
Skubal also visited Fry in the hospital after being brought back by Vogt. Skubal added that Fry sent a text today and thanked it for coming to the hospital.
“Obviously, nothing intentional, but still apologizing about the situation and it is one of these bizarre baseball games,” said Skubal. “I mean, it’s a game, but we are all humans. … It’s real things, not baseball games.”
Detroit manager AJ Hinch also sent a text with Vogt throughout the night and was happy to learn that Fry is better. Hinch said he was not surprised to hear about Skubal’s visit to the hospital.
“It is very important that players take care of players and us to be people,” said Hinch. “Tarik first cares about people. The competition is super important for everyone, but that stops the moment you know that a guy is injured like that.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
