MINNEAPOLIS -- Veteran umpire Hunter Wendelstedt went to a hospital for further examination on Wednesday after he was struck in the face behind ... he took a direct hit from the line smash off ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Veteran umpire Hunter Wendelstedt went to a hospital for further examination Wednesday after he was struck in the face behind first ... “That hit him solid in the head.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Veteran umpire Hunter Wendelstedt ... after he was struck in the face behind first base by a line drive foul ball. Wendelstedt instantly hit the ground after he took a direct ...

Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt ... he was struck in the face by a line drive in the seventh inning. Wendelstedt, 53, collapsed on the ground behind first base after being hit by a foul liner off ...