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Braves sideline reporter fractures eye socket after being struck with foul ball

The second game of the season wasn’t without incident for the Braves as they fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-4 on Friday night.

Atlanta sideline reporter Kelsey Wingert needed medical attention after taking a foul ball to the head while covering the game from an area next to the dugout. Fortunately, Wingert seems to be in good spirits, but the accident left her in rough shape.

She was taken to an area hospital and diagnosed with a fracture to her eye socket.

Back home. I have a fracture in my eye socket, but it could have been MUCH worse.