Home plate umpire Nick Mahrley exited in the fifth inning of Sunday\'s game between the New York Yankees and Colorado Rockies when he was hit in the neck by Giancarlo Stanton\'s broken bat.
Stanton\'s bat broke when he hit a bloop single to left field. The barrel hit Mahrley on the left side of his mask, knocking it off.
Mahrley immediately fell and was attended to by New York\'s athletic training staff.
Major League Baseball said Mahrley was diagnosed with a concussion and will not work his next assigned series.
Mahrley, 41, worked 473 games as a callup umpire before becoming a full-time umpire before last season.
Via Associated Press