ST. PETERSBURG — Joey Wendle lined a 3-1 fastball into the leftfield seats in the fourth inning on Friday night. The foul ball soared around the protective netting and curved into the barrier separating Section 129 from the the walkways that surround the lower bowl of seating at Tropicana Field.
It deflected off the navy blue barrier, just above a Rays logo, and struck a woman on the right side of her forehead.
Larry Broga, a fan host lead at Tropicana Field, positioned himself between Sections 127 and 129 on Friday night. He watched as the foul ball flew in front of him and landed to his left.