MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Veteran umpire Hunter Wendelstedt had to leave the game in Minnesota on Wednesday after he was struck in the face behind first base by a line drive foul ball. Wendelstedt ...

Crew chief Todd Tichenor, who called home plate during the 4-3 victory by the Twins over the New York Mets, told a pool reporter after the game that ... seeing where the ball hit Wendelstedt ...

Most any child who’s played backyard Wiffle ball has had the experience of having a ball thrown at them on the basepaths.