A fan who was injured at a Detroit Tigers game on Friday has been released from hospital.

In the eighth inning of a contest between the Tigers and Texas Rangers at Comerica Park, a foul ball off the bat of outfielder Anthony Gose struck a woman in the face. After being attended to by medical staff, the woman was stretchered out of the stadium.

The fan was taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital for further evaluation and was released early Saturday morning, Katie Strang of ESPN reports.

After the incident, Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander urged Major League Baseball to take better measures to protect fans because players were sick of seeing injuries to fans in the stands that could easily have been avoided.

Two other scary incidences involving injuries to fans have occurred throughout the 2015 season.

A woman was struck in the head by a broken bat during a Boston Red Sox game in June, while another fan was injured by a line drive during a Milwaukee Brewers game in July.