The Atlanta Braves and ex-team outfielder Jorge Soler are being sued by a fan who says that she suffered significant injuries to her right eye after Soler threw a ball in the stands prior to the top of the fifth inning in Game 3 of the 2021 World Series at Truist Park.
Per Tim Darnell of Atlanta News First (h/t TMZ Sports), the Oct. 25, 2023 lawsuit has been filed in Cobb County Superior Court by Mayra Norris and her husband, fellow plaintiff Scott Norris.
The lawsuit states that Soler, who now plays for the Miami Marlins, "threw the ball overhand, with great force, speed and intensity in the immediate direction of Mayra Norris.