Giants first base coach Roberto Kelly hit in head during Saturday BP, taken to hospital
Oct 13, 2012, 8:03 PM EDT
Information is still trickling in on this. Here’s CSNBayArea.com’s Andrew Baggarly:
A uniformed Giant is down on the ground during BP, apparently injured. Half the team gathering around.
— Andrew Baggarly (@CSNBaggs) October 13, 2012
First base coach Roberto Kelly walking very slowly off field, braced by two trainers.
A line drive hit Kelly in the head. Several Giants making sign of cross as trainers attended to him.
— Andrew Baggarly (@CSNBaggs) October 13, 2012
Giants now continuing BP and only sound is thwack of bat. Total silence otherwise here. — Andrew Baggarly (@CSNBaggs) October 13, 2012
Amy Gutierrez, in-game reporter for CSN Bay Area, has a little more:
Posey was hitting in cage when ball hit #sfgiants 1B coach Roberto Kelly. Posey just left to check on him.
— Amy Gutierrez (@AmyGGiants) October 13, 2012
Per #sfgiants Kelly is on his way to hospital. Likely concussion & will receive standard CT scan. He is alert and doing ok considering.
— Amy Gutierrez (@AmyGGiants) October 13, 2012
We’ll update the situation throughout the evening as more news becomes available. The Giants will kick off their best-of-seven NLCS against the Cardinals on Sunday night at San Francisco’s AT&T Park.
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- dondada10 - Oct 13, 2012 at 8:31 PM
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Scary. Ever since the Coolbaugh death in ’07, coaches have had to wear helmets on the field. I hope that applies to BP, too.
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- randygnyc - Oct 13, 2012 at 8:32 PM
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Roberto is in my prayers. Hope he’s ok. Get well soon!!!
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- hushbrother - Oct 13, 2012 at 8:44 PM
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That’s a sickening sound, of a hard ball striking someone in the head, and a sickening feeling, for the person who hit it. Hope Kelly is ok.
