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In an unusual twist during Sunday’s game against the Orioles, Blue Jays outfielder Jesús Sánchez found himself sidelined due to a fan’s unexpected throw from the stands.
The incident unfolded in the sixth inning as Sánchez was engaging with a spectator in the outfield. At one point, he raised his glove, which apparently signaled to the fan that he was ready to catch a ball.
However, the 28-year-old MLB player had already lowered his glove when the ball was tossed towards him, resulting in an unfortunate hit to his hand.
Medical personnel promptly attended to Sánchez, and he eventually exited the field, visibly holding his injured hand.
Sánchez was attended to by medical staff and ultimately left the field holding his hand.
He shared after the game through an interpreter that the situation with the fan was a “misunderstanding.”
“I wasn’t trying to play catch right there with them,” Sánchez told reporters.
“I just looked at them and they thought maybe that I wanted them to throw the ball back to me.”
The Blue Jays, who lost the game 9-5, said Sánchez had suffered a right wrist contusion, but that X-rays for a fracture had come back negative.
The Orioles also released a statement to reporters, which said that the fan had been identified and removed from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Sánchez is slashing a .287/.324/.461 line this season with 28 RBIs — and the Blue Jays will hope he doesn’t miss much time.