Guardians update David Fry’s condition

The Cleveland Guardians provided an update on the designated striker David Fry after being struck in the face with a quick bullet against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday evening.

The Guardians said on Wednesday that Fry had suffered facial and nasal fractures and will be absent for 6 to 8 weeks.

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Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt takes care of David Fry after Fry was struck in the face by land during the sixth round of a baseball match against the Tigers de Detroit in Cleveland, Tuesday, September 23, 2025. (AP photo / Sue Ogrocki)

“Imaging and clinical examination confirmed that David Fry had undergone several multiple facial and nasal fractures, moved from multiple moved to the left,” the team said in a statement. “Although the injury requires close surveillance, including serial assessments, David should recover completely over the next 6 to 8 weeks without the need for surgery.

“David has recently been returned from the Cleveland Clinic and rests comfortably.”

The team thanked the people involved in obtaining immediate treatment.

David Fry from Cleveland Guardians falls after being struck in the face by a field in sixth round against the Tigers de Detroit in Cleveland on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. (AP photo / Sue Ogrocki)

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Tigers launcher, Tarik Skubal, launched the ground that struck Fry in the face while Fry was trying to go. Skubal was shaken on the game.

“It’s really difficult,” Skubal told journalists on Tuesday evening, via MLB.com. “I have already contacted him. I am sure that his phone explodes. I just want to make sure he is going well. Obviously, it seemed to be out of the field, and I hope it will stay like this. I sometimes know with these things, they can change, so I hope he is fine.

“But I can’t wait to, hope, at one point this evening or tomorrow morning, receive an SMS from him and make sure he is very good because there are things that are bigger than the game, and the health of him is more important than a baseball match.”

David Fry des Cleveland Guardians is withdrawn from the field after being struck in the face by land in sixth round against the Tigers de Detroit in Cleveland on Tuesday September 23, 2025. (AP photo / Sue Ogrocki)

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Fry appeared in 66 games for the Guardians this season. He has eight circuits and 23 points produced.

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