Umpire Larry Vanover hospitilized after getting hit in the head

Umpire Larry Vanover will be hospitalized after getting hit in the head by relay throw in the game between New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday.

Vanover is checked for concussion and other injuries at the Cleveland Clinic, where he was taken for a routine check.

The 67-year old was stationed at the second base and was knocked down by a throw from Guardians baseman Andres Gimenez, who fired the ball towards the plate and accidentally hit the umpire on the left side of his head.

The referee is being processed for any head injuries and has to go through concussion protocols before returning to play.

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“They’re going to do a concussion test and it sounded like he was coherent and that he knew kind of what was going on,” plate umpire Chris Guccione said.

“But he did have that glazed look on him. He’s going to be at the hospital for the rest of the night maybe.”

“That was scary. Very hard to focus after that after you see a colleague get hit. But they gave me updates, and I was like, ‘All right. He’s good. He’s in safe hands.’ So, we moved on.”