The camera operator struck by an errant throw during Wednesday’s game between the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees suffered an orbital fracture.
YES Network, for whom Pete Stendel was working, announced yesterday that Stendel is at home resting and “he and his family appreciate everyone’s support.”
Stendel was injured in the fifth inning when Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson made an errant throw to first baseman Ryan O’Hearn that hit the cameraman in the head and knocked him out.
The game was delayed for approximately 17 minutes as medical personnel attended to Stendel, who was positioned next to the Yankees’ dugout. He held up his fingers in a peace sign to the crowd when he was taken off the field in a cart.