SURPRISE, Ariz. — First base coach Jose Alguacil was hospitalized Saturday after taking a foul ball off the face in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Alguacil was sitting in a folding chair alongside the visiting dugout when a Hunter Dozier check-swing sent a ball screaming back toward the coaches, who were sitting about 20 yards away. None of the coaches had time to react, and Alguacil appeared to be hit in the eye area. Trainer Eric Ortega was quick to react, immediately putting a towel over Alguacil's face as blood pooled on the dirt. Manager Bruce Bochy said Alguacil never lost conciousness.