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Blue Jays’ Randal Grichuk narrowly avoids serious facial injury

Both Randal Grichuk and first baseman Justin Smoak were engaging on a fly ball in foul territory, the unsuspecting Security Guard grabbed his stool and began to back-up to avoid the oncoming Smoak.

Unfortunately for Grichuk, the Rogers Centre employee was unaware he was approaching from his side, and as the outfielder slid for the ball he collided face-first into Guards metal stool. Grichuk lay motionless on the field until he was tended to by the Blue Jays training staff.

Grichuk was able to walk off the field on his own accord, however, there was obvious evidence of facial contusions on the bridge of his nose and eye socket area.