NEW YORK -- Home plate umpire Jeff Nelson had to leave Game 3 of the ALCS after suffering a concussion when he was struck in the mask by a foul tip in the top of the fourth inning.
Nelson remained in the game through the bottom of the inning but after the Yankees were retired in the fourth, the umpires gathered near home plate and Nelson was attended to by Steve Donohue, head athletic trainer for the New York Yankees. Nelson left the field shortly thereafter.
Nelson, the crew chief, was struck on the mask by a foul tip off the bat of Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado in the top of the fourth, one pitch before Maldonado doubled.