A young Yankees fan was drilled in the forehead by a Giancarlo Stanton home run ball on Thursday ... but fortunately, the kid seems like he's going to be OK.
The scary scene all went down during New York's game against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium ... when Stanton hit a laser beam to right field.
.@Giancarlo818 with a laser to the short porch. pic.twitter.com/rrodZD6iCL
— MLB (@MLB) August 20, 2021
The ball was absolutely crushed -- it left the park in less than 3 seconds -- but on its way down, it collided with a kid's face.
You can see in the broadcast footage, the Pinstripes fan tried to get his glove up to make the grab ... but the ball still found its way right to the top of his dome.
Little dude took a 106 MPH Giancarlo Stanton home run right to the head. Cameras showed him laughing about it moments later pic.twitter.com/AQcrgUEulM
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) August 20, 2021
Video, though, later showed the fan was luckily able to shake off the knock ... and eventually, he was rewarded with a ball from one of the umps on the field!!
Don’t worry, Angel hooked him up! Kid seems to be ok pic.twitter.com/3ncMjN9mYK
— Seth Warner (@Seth_W19) August 20, 2021
The Yanks were able to pull off the win for the fan too, beating the Twins, 7-5 ... so all in all, we've certainly seen worse days at the ballpark.