Twins Batter Hits Mom With Foul Ball

She's OK, but Denard Span ended up striking out
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Mar 31, 2010 3:42 PM CDT
Twins Batter Hits Mom With Foul Ball
Minnesota Twins' Denard Span signs autographs for fans in Fort Myers, Fla.   (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Minnesota Twins player Denard Span had a scary, odds-defying moment in today's spring training game. He lined a foul ball into the stands and struck his own mother—wearing his jersey, of course—in the chest. Span sprinted to her side as the game came to a halt. Wanda Wilson left with medical personnel but soon returned, sore but otherwise fine, reports the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Span returned to bat and struck out on the next pitch.
(More foul ball stories.)

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