{"id":2454189,"date":"2026-06-11T07:03:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T07:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2454189"},"modified":"2026-06-11T07:03:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T07:03:46","slug":"royals-seth-lugo-leaves-game-after-line-drive-to-the-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-seth-lugo-leaves-game-after-line-drive-to-the-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals&#8217; Seth Lugo leaves game after line drive to the head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) \u2014 Royals starting pitcher Seth Lugo was hit in the head by a 106.6 mph line drive from Texas Rangers outfielder Brandon Nimmo and left Wednesday night\u2019s game. <\/p>\n<p>In the fourth inning, Lugo threw a full-count changeup that Nimmo hit up the middle before it deflected off the right-hander\u2019s forehead. Lugo immediately dropped, but was able to get up without assistance and spoke to teammates and the Royals\u2019 training staff as he walked off the field. <\/p>\n<p>Nimmo, who was teammates with Lugo for seven years on the New York Mets, called time once he reached first base to run to the mound and check on him. <\/p>\n<p>The Royals <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Royals\/status\/2064887366020427976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on social media<\/a><\/span>, \u201cSeth Lugo is doing well after exiting tonight\u2019s game and will undergo the appropriate protocol and testing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lugo threw 3 1\/3 innings and allowed one run on 44 pitches. Lugo was replaced by Mason Black. <\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP MLB: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><\/p>\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 apnews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. 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