MLB umpire carted off after taking Yankees slugger's broken bat to the head

A scary scene took place during Sunday's game between the New York Yankees and Colorado Rockies as home plate umpire Nick Mahrley was carted off with an injury.

During the bottom of the fifth inning, the barrel of Giancarlo Stanton's bat splintered off, whipping around at the end of the slugger's swing.

The barrel flew toward Mahrley's face, smacking him in the side of the head. He immediately fell to the ground and had to be attended to by the Yankees training staff.

Eventually, Mahrley was carted off on a stretcher by EMTs with his neck stabilized in a brace. He got a nice send off from the crowd on his way out.

This is a nightmare scenario for a home plate umpire. Hopefully, Mahrley comes through with minimal injuries, but this was nonetheless a scary scene for the eighth-year umpire.

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