(670 The Score) Cubs outfielder Ian Happ exited early from his team's game against the Pirates on Thursday afternoon after awkwardly fouling a ball off the ground and into his own face. He suffered a bruise above his right eye, and X-rays were negative, the team said.
Happ immediately went down in the top of the fourth inning and was seen holding his right eye. He reached across the plate to fight a breaking ball off into the dirt, and it then bounced back toward him.
Ian Happ exits after a fluke foul ball bounced and hits him near in the right eye in the 4th. Was up and walking around after a moment on the ground. Stay tuned for an update from the Cubs. pic.twitter.com/4vi93J2MZu
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) September 3, 2020
Cameron Maybin replaced Happ, who was playing center field and batting leadoff. Happ has been the Cubs' best offensive player, hitting .308 with 10 homers, 22 RBIs and a 1.061 OPS entering play Thursday.
