{"id":2453777,"date":"2026-06-11T01:28:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T01:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2453777"},"modified":"2026-06-11T01:28:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T01:28:59","slug":"seth-lugo-injury-update-royals-pitcher-hit-in-head-by-line-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/seth-lugo-injury-update-royals-pitcher-hit-in-head-by-line-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Seth Lugo injury update: Royals pitcher hit in head by line drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"90388161007\" title=\"MLB player Lars Nootbaar surprised by mom during live interview\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/06\/03\/USAT\/90388246007-mlb-player-lars-nootbaar-surprised-by-mom-during-live-interview-thumb-one-0.jpg?crop=1918,1078,x0,y0\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>MLB player Lars Nootbaar surprised by mom during live interview<\/p>\n<p>Tears flow when St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar was surprised by his mom on live TV.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>Seth Lugo was removed from the <a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/kansas-city-royals\/231\" data-autotag=\"4e385f64-3a66-4395-b052-9f6495f4718b\">Kansas City Royals<\/a>&#8216; game against the <a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/texas-rangers\/237\" data-autotag=\"7aec7a2f-9b5b-4923-bb2f-57eef6a2f615\">Texas Rangers<\/a> after taking a line drive to the head in the fourth inning.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>Lugo was delivering a 3-2 pitch to Brandon Nimmo when the veteran outfielder laced a high, center-cut change-up straight back up the middle.<\/p>\n<p>Lugo could not get out of the way of the ball \u2013 which left the bat with a 106.6 mph exit velocity, according to the Rangers&#8217; broadcast \u2013 and it struck him on the left side of the head.<\/p>\n<p>Lugo immediately went down in a heap as the ball caromed into right field. Nimmo was immediately concerned, throwing his helmet to the ground and motioning for a time-out as he reached the first base bag.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>The Royals&#8217; training staff quickly came out to tend to Lugo. Nimmo also checked on the veteran pitcher, who appeared to tell his former New York Mets teammate that he was OK.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Lugo had a contusion on his forehead where he had been struck but was able to stand under his own power. Nonetheless, the Royals removed him from the game for further evaluation.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lugo walked into the dugout without assistance and was replaced on the mound by Mason Black.<\/p>\n<p>The Royals did not immediately provide an update about Lugo&#8217;s condition.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story will be updated as more information becomes available.<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-06-11 01:05:16.680842451 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-06-11 01:09:01.832839773 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MLB player Lars Nootbaar surprised by mom during live interview Tears flow when St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar was surprised by his mom on live TV. Seth Lugo was removed from the Kansas City Royals&#8216; game against the Texas Rangers after taking a line drive to the head in the fourth inning. 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