Serving as the first base ump, Wendelstedt was struck in the side of the head by a screaming foul line drive off the bat of New York's Tyrone Taylor in the top of the seventh inning. The 53-year ...

Tyrone Taylor fouled a pitch down the first-base line that hit Wendelstedt in the left side of the head. The Twins' training staff rushed out onto the field and Wendelstedt lingered in foul ...

Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt left the Mets-Twins game on Wednesday after being struck in the face by a line-drive foul ball. He was taken to a hospital for tests.

MINNEAPOLIS — Veteran umpire Hunter Wendelstedt went to a hospital for further examination Wednesday after he was struck in the face behind first base by a line-drive foul ball. Crew chief Todd ...

after he was hit with a line drive off the side of head. Wendelstedt was umpiring first base when Tyrone Taylor’s foul shot in the sixth inning beaned him. “I saw it like I was watching it in ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Veteran umpire Hunter Wendelstedt went to a hospital for further examination on Wednesday after he was struck in the face behind first base by a line drive foul ball in Minnesota.

who was killed after being struck in the neck by a line drive while coaching first base in a minor league game for a Texas Rangers affiliate. Tichenor said he didn't think umpires needed to start ...