The Red Sox released the following statement regarding the incident that occured Friday night at Fenway Park, when Tonya Carpenter was struck with a broken bat in the second inning of a game between the Sox and A's and treated with life-threatening injuries:
"A woman was injured by a broken bat that flew into the stands in the top of the second inning of last night’s game. The fan was immediately transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where she is being treated. All of us offer our prayers and our thoughts as we wish her a speedy recovery.