Cubs’ Bregman suffers reported facial fractures after being hit by foul ball in ‘terrible accident’
Photograph: Kareem Elgazzar/APView image in fullscreenAlex Bregman will not require surgery. The ball struck Bregman in the face, and he immediately jogged toward the Cubs’ dugout with his hand covering the left side of his face. He was taken to hospital for X-rays and CT scans.ESPN reports that the 32-year-old will not require surgery and hopes to return for the postseason.“He got hit in the left cheekbone essentially, under the eye,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said after the game.
- ▪Photograph: Kareem Elgazzar/APView image in fullscreenAlex Bregman will not require surgery.
- ▪The ball struck Bregman in the face, and he immediately jogged toward the Cubs’ dugout with his hand covering the left side of his face.
- ▪He was taken to hospital for X-rays and CT scans.ESPN reports that the 32-year-old will not require surgery and hopes to return for the postseason.“He got hit in the left cheekbone essentially, under the eye,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell sa
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Alex Bregman will not require surgery. Photograph: Kareem Elgazzar/APView image in fullscreenAlex Bregman will not require surgery. Photograph: Kareem Elgazzar/APChicago CubsCubs’ Bregman suffers reported facial fractures after being hit by foul ball in ‘terrible accident’Third baseman was standing near on-deck circle32-year-old hopes to return for postseasonGuardian sport and agenciesMon 21 Sep 2026 23.06 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleChicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman suffered facial fractures when he was hit in the head by a foul ball on Sunday, according to ESPN.Bregman was standing in the on-deck circle preparing for his at-bat when his teammate Michael Busch checked his swing and fouled off a pitch from the Cincinnati Reds’ Luis Mey.
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