New York — Major League Baseball is reviewing how an umpire got hit this week by a pitch that a catcher missed in a game between Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians.
Plate umpire Quinn Wolcott was struck in the left shoulder Wednesday by a fastball from Detroit’s Buck Farmer that sailed past the mitt of backup rookie catcher John Hicks.
Two batters earlier, Wolcott had ejected catcher James McCann and manager Brad Ausmus after a close pitch to Cleveland’s Jay Bruce was called ball four.
Wolcott was knocked over by the impact of Farmer’s pitch.