Fenway fan hit in head by Devon Travis' thrown bat

BOSTON — A man sitting in the box seats at Wednesday night's Red Sox game was hit on the forehead by a bat that slipped out of Devon Travis' hands in the eighth inning.

The bat cleared the netting along the baseline and landed about 15 rows up in the box seats, about midway between third base and home plate. Security scrambled for towels and a stretcher was brought to take the man.

The man received a big cheer from the crowd when he stood up. Holding a towel to his head in his right hand, he pumped his left fist to acknowledge the applause. He walked to the stretcher and sat on it and was wheeled away.

The Red Sox released a statement saying medical personnel quickly treated the fan at the scene before he was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for further evaluation.

This is far from the first time a fan has been injured by a bat or ball at Fenway. In 2015, a woman was struck by a broken bat and suffered life-threatening injuries. The Red Sox placed protective netting throughout the dugouts before the 2016 season and expanded netting past the dugouts for the start of this season to prevent injuries.

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