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Phillie Phanatic Hospitalized After Getting Hit with a Foul Ball

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On Wednesday night the beloved Phillie Phanatic took a foul ball at a minor league game to the head, giving the man behind the mask, Tom Burgoyne, a minor concussion and a black eye. He took it in stride, feigning an injury before heading to the hospital. Via the MCall:

"The Phillie Phanatic, making a rare minor league visit to Allentown, was taken to a hospital Wednesday night after he was hit in the neck by a foul ball during the IronPigs baseball game at Coca-Cola Park. Tom Burgoyne, the man behind the Philadelphia Phillies mascot’s green fur, was still being treated at 10:15 p.m. in the emergency room of Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest."

Phillie Phanatic Hospitalized After Getting Hit with a Foul Ball


Added: Jun-24-2011 Occurred On: Jun-23-2011
By: Dodli
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Tags: Phillie, Phanatic, hit, foul, ball, Allentown, hospital
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States (load item map)
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