The scary situation involving Wendelstedt is far from the first example of an MLB umpire being caught on the wrong side of a ...

Veteran umpire Hunter Wendelstedt had to leave the game in Minnesota after he was struck in the face behind first base by a line drive foul ball.

In a scary moment during the seventh inning of the Twins-Mets game at Target Field on Wednesday, first-base umpire Hunter Wendelstedt was struck on the side of the head as he tried to dodge a foul ...