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Giants Coach Jose Alguacil Required Surgery After Being Hit in Face by Foul Ball

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San Francisco Giants first base coach Jose Alguacil required surgery after getting hit in the face by a foul ball Saturday during an exhibition game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona.

According to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle, Alguacil suffered a broken nose, deep lacerations and fractures in his eye socket.

Per Andrew Baggarly of the Mercury News, the incident occurred on a check-swing foul ball off the bat of Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier.

Alguacil was bleeding while being tended to by trainers and was airlifted to St.