A very scary scene on Thursday night in Anaheim, as home plate umpire Paul Emmel was hit in the head by a bat, and suffered a severe head wound.
Jefry Marte was batting for the Angels with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, and lost his bat on the follow through of his swing. The bat then hit Emmel in the head.
Oh my, bat slips out of Jefry Marte’s hands, hits HP umpire Paul Emmel in head in B9. Emmel bleeding badly. #Angels #Athletics
— Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) June 24, 2016
Here’s video (Warning: There is a lot of blood):
Home plate ump Paul Emmel led off the field, bleeding heavily. #Athletics–#Angels game on hold while ump crew adjusts to go to 3 men. — John Hickey (@JHickey3) June 24, 2016
That head wound did not look good at all, but at least Emmel was able to walk off under his own power. Let’s hope he’ll be okay.
UPDATE: Emmel will receive stitches, but appears to be okay.
Paul Emmel, @mlb umpire hit in head with bat will get stitches at local hospital. Bleeding stopped. Appears to be ok. Probably to get tests — Jill Painter Lopez (@jillpainter) June 24, 2016
Just saw the home plate ump Paul Emmel he’s up & doing well after getting hit in the head, he’s now on his way 2 the hospital 2 get stitches
— Alex Curry (@Alex_Curry) June 24, 2016
