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04/01 14:01 CDT Umpire C.B. Bucknor leaves Rays-Brewers game after foul tip
strikes him in his face mask
Umpire C.B. Bucknor leaves Rays-Brewers game after foul tip strikes him in his
face mask
MILWAUKEE (AP) --- Home plate umpire C.B. Bucknor left the Tampa Bay Rays' game
with the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday after a foul tip hit him in the face
mask.
The game was in the second inning when Tampa Bay's Nick Fortes swung at a
100-mph fastball from Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski and hit a ball that went
backward and struck Bucknor.
Bucknor, 63, immediately turned around and went down on his knees as Brewers
catcher William Contreras checked on him. After Brewers training staff came to
the field and consulted with him, Bucknor left the field.
Chad Fairchild, who had been working as the first-base umpire, took over behind
the plate after Bucknor's departure as part of a transition to a three-man
crew. The game was delayed for about 13 minutes.
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