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Giants 1B coach Alguacil undergoes surgery after getting hit by foul ball

UPDATE (7:18pm PT on Saturday): Giants first base coach Jose Alguacil is out of surgery and is resting with his family, the Giants announced Saturday evening.

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UPDATE (6:13pm PT on Saturday): Giants first base coach Jose Alguacil has been diagnosed with a broken nose and a laceration, the team announced Saturday evening. Alguacil also suffered small fractures in his eye socket.

Alguacil is undergoing surgery in a Phoenix-area hospital to fix his nose and close the wound.

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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.