Safety was a major talking point during Major League Baseball's regular season, and the Houston Astros and New York Yankees' American League Championship Series matchup Sunday night brought it to the forefront again.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Astros left fielder Michael Brantley scorched a foul ball into Houston's dugout that hit a paramedic supervisor. Harris County Emergency Corps, the man's employer, disclosed the following in a statement (h/t Chandler Rome): "He was immediately taken to the hospital, evaluated and is currently in stable condition."
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