Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal went past a textual content message after his 99 mph fastball fractured the face of Cleveland Guardians participant David Fry.
Hours after the sport at Cleveland’s Progressive Discipline on Tuesday, September 23, Skubal, 28, accepted a proposal from Guardians supervisor Stephen Vogt to trip with him to the hospital and examine on Fry, 29, in individual.
“That was fairly cool,” Skubal stated of Vogt’s invitation. “I believe that speaks volumes about who they’re over there and the fellows that they received.”
On the Cleveland Clinic Principal Campus, the place Fry had been transferred after initially being handled at Lutheran Medical Middle, Skubal discovered Fry alert and even joking in regards to the horrifying accident.
In accordance with Vogt, Fry talked about that he “ought to have used the bat as a substitute of his face” as teammates gathered round his hospital mattress.
“We left feeling like he’s himself,” Vogt stated Wednesday, September 26. “He’s injured. He’s hurting. He’s in a ton of ache. However so far as life goes, he’s gonna be OK.”
The Guardians confirmed Fry suffered a damaged nostril and a number of left-sided facial fractures. He’s anticipated to overlook six to eight weeks however won’t require surgical procedure. Fry’s spouse Rebekah, who’s pregnant, traveled to Cleveland on Wednesday to be with him.
David Fry #6 of the Cleveland Guardians fouls a bunt off his face through the sixth inning in opposition to the Detroit Tigers at Progressive Discipline on September 23, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. Nick Cammett/Getty Photographs
Skubal admitted he hasn’t watched the replay and doesn’t plan to.
“I received to see it stay, and I don’t need to hold watching that,” he stated.
By Wednesday morning, Skubal’s telephone buzzed with a message from Fry thanking him for the late-night go to.
“When stuff like that occurs, that’s real-life stuff,” Skubal stated. “Not baseball sport stuff.”
The reigning AL Cy Younger Award winner had been dominant till the incident however unraveled after Fry’s exit, issuing a wild pitch, committing an error, and being referred to as for a balk as Cleveland seized management.
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Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan stated the clubhouse was shaken watching Fry go down.
“Positively actually scary,” Kwan, 28, stated.For David to even strive one thing like that [bunt], that’s simply who he’s. Selfless form of man … Fortunately he had some humor when he got here up, however you don’t need to see a man that’s been with you just about the entire 12 months.”
The Guardians went on to win Tuesday evening’s sport 5–2, pulling right into a tie with Detroit atop the AL Central standings.
Cleveland defeated the Tigers once more on Wednesday, 5-1, to take sole possession of first place within the American League Central division. They wrap up their pivotal collection on Thursday, September twenty fifth.
