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Durham Bulls' Tyler Zombro Suffers Scary Head Injury on Line Drive; Game Suspended

Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Tyler Zombro was struck in the head with a line drive during Thursday's outing for the Triple-A Durham Bulls against the Norfolk Tides leading the teams to suspend the game in the eighth inning once the severity of the situation became clear.

Durham Bulls

Tonight’s game has been suspended in the 8th inning after Bulls pitcher Tyler Zombro was hit by a batted ball.<br><br>Prayers to @T_Zombro24

Zombro was five pitches into his outing during the eighth inning when he was hit with the line drive straight off the bat.

According to Chris Lea of WRAL-TV, Zombro fell straight to the ground and began convulsing as trainers rushed to assist him.