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Braves sideline reporter fractures eye socket after being hit by foul ball

An Atlanta Braves on-field reporter received an outpouring of support during the weekend after she suffered a fractured eye socket when she was hit by a foul ball Friday.

The foul ball hit Kelsey Wingert, an LSU graduate and Braves reporter for Fox Sports South, during the seventh inning of a game between the Braves and Philadelphia Phillies.

She shared a photo on Twitter that showed her bruised right eye along with a message that said she was "back home." The message said she had a fracture in her eye socket and that the injury "could have been MUCH worse.