Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia left Monday's game vs. Baltimore after fouling a ball that bounced off home plate and nicked him in the face.
Pedroia tried to check his swing against a low and outside breaking pitch but inadvertently made contact with the ball, which bounced up and hit the brim of Pedroia's helmet along with the upper part of his face.
He walked off the field in the fourth inning and was replaced mid-at bat by Brock Holt, who then doubled. The extent of Pedroia's injury is currently unclear.
The 34 year old entered the night slashing .