Officials confirm that catcher Chace Numata was found injured on East Fourth Street early Friday morning.

A catcher for the Erie SeaWolves was rushed to the hospital early Friday morning after he was found injured in the city's downtown following a skateboarding accident.

Team President Greg Coleman confirmed Friday afternoon that the injured man is Chace Numata, 27, who is a member of the SeaWolves. Information on the extent of his injuries and his condition was not immediately available Friday.

Coleman said he could not elaborate on Numata's condition for health privacy reasons.

In a statement, the Detroit Tigers, the parent club of the Double-A SeaWolves, said the Tigers had been made aware that Numata was involved in an accident early Friday morning.

"We have been in contact with hospital officials and SeaWolves leadership about his condition," the statement said. "All of us with the Detroit Tigers ask for Chace to be kept in your thoughts and prayers at this time."

According to Erie police, officers were called to the first block of East Fourth Street on Friday at about 2:15 a.m. on a report of a man down and found Numata on the ground, bleeding from the head. A motorist told police that he was driving through the area when he saw something in the roadway and drove around it, and found Numata, Erie police Captain Rick Lorah said.

Police said Numata was riding a motorized skateboard.

Numata was transported by EmergyCare to UPMC Hamot.

Officers reviewed surveillance video from Erie Insurance security cameras in the area that showed Numata traveling down the street when he fell down. No vehicles were involved in the accident, Lorah said.

Numata was placed on the SeaWolves' injured list and Cole MacLaren was transferred from Class A Lakeland to Erie.

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