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Boston fan badly hurt by broken bat

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A fan is attended to by medical staff after she was hit by a broken bat during a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics in the second inning at Fenway Park on June 5, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts (AFP Photo/Jim Rogash)

Boston (AFP) - A female fan was seriously injured by a piece of a broken baseball bat that flew into the stands during the Boston Red Sox and Oakland A's game.

The woman, who was struck in the face, was rushed from the field on a stretcher and taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, The Boston Globe reported.