UPDATE
12:18 PM PT — The Red Sox introduced Justin Turner has been taken to the hospital and is being evaluated for a concussion.
UPDATE
“Justin is stable, alert, and in good spirits given the circumstances,” the group stated.
Red Sox star Justin Turner simply obtained drilled within the face by a pitch throughout a spring coaching recreation … and the blow was so violent, it left him oozing blood at residence plate.
The scary incident occurred throughout Boston’s exhibition tilt with the Tigers … when Turner got here as much as bat with two runners on base within the backside of the second inning.
Graphic warning: Justin Turner obtained drilled within the face and bled loads. Really actually scary stuff. Praying for JT 🙏🙏
pic.twitter.com/zb4CkdhqNm— Boston Sports Gordo (@BOSSportsGordo) March 6, 2023
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Detroit right-hander Matt Manning threw a ball up and in … and Turner could not get out of the way in which — and it caught him flush in his face.
The former L.A. Dodgers third baseman instantly dropped to the bottom in ache … and video from the sport’s broadcast confirmed he was bleeding profusely from his face.
Red Sox trainers raced out to are inclined to him, protecting his mouth with a towel earlier than ushering him into the locker room.
Justin Turner walks off after being hit within the face by a pitch pic.twitter.com/UvecNR7YYc
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) March 6, 2023
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The Sox — who acquired Turner final December in free company — have but to announce an replace on the 38-year-old’s standing.