Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton has multiple facial fractures, dental damage and a cut that required stitches after he was hit by an 88-mph pitch from the Brewers’ Mike Fiers in the fifth inning of a 4-2 loss to Milwaukee.

Stanton, who leads the majors with 105 RBIs and has a National League-leading 37 home runs, is probably done for the season, Marlins Manager Mike Redmond said after the game.

Stanton was on the ground motionless for several minutes as he was tended to by medical personnel and he was bleeding profusely. Stanton’s father was in attendance and joined his son on the field while he was given medical attention and went with him to the hospital.

Stanton appeared to be conscious and eventually used a towel to cover the left side of his face as he was put on a gurney, which was then placed onto an ambulance cart to take him off the field.


Stanton was ruled to have swung at the pitch that hit him. Pinch-hitter Reed Johnson was then hit on his right hand as he was ruled to be swinging, which led to players from both benches emptying onto the field as Marlins third baseman Casey McGehee, who was in the on-deck circle when Stanton and Johnson were hit, reportedly began shouting at Fiers and home plate umpire Jeff Kellogg.

McGehee and Redmond were both ejected. Kellogg then issued warnings to both teams about hitting batters.

“I’ve never seen anything like that and I’ve definitely never seen two swings called on those two plays,” Redmond said. “I’ve never seen a guy get hit in the mouth and called for a swing. He’s out there bleeding at home plate and for the first base ump to say he swung at that pitch, what a joke.”

Kellogg stood by the rulings that Stanton and Johnson attempted to swing at the pitches that hit them.


“We’ve both looked at it and, yes, he did swing. They both did, at those pitches,” Kellogg said.

Marlins relief pitcher Anthony DeSclafani was ejected in the sixth inning after hitting Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez with a pitch. Marlins bench coach Rob Leary, who took over for Redmond, was also automatically ejected.

Fiers, who was visibly upset after hitting Stanton, said it was not intentional.

“I just want to make sure that Stanton is OK,” Fiers said. “I just want to send my thoughts and prayers and everything to Stanton.


“You never think of throwing at somebody like that. Never in my life has that happened. I just feel very, very sad that I hit him. I’m sorry to their teammates, their fans, his family. It is just tough.”

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