Orioles' Craig Albernaz says he must eat baby food for weeks after foul ball to face leads to 7 fractures

Baltimore Orioles head Craig Albernaz has 7 fractures successful his orbital area arsenic good arsenic a surgery jaw aft taking a foul shot to nan face, but he remains successful nan dugout pinch his squad.

However, Albernaz has 1 large alteration to his regular daily complete nan adjacent period aliases so. He needs to eat babe food.

The wounded occurred connected Monday nighttime against nan Arizona Diamondbacks, arsenic nan foul shot came whipping toward nan Orioles’ dugout and deed Albernaz quadrate connected nan correct broadside of his face. But he was backmost astatine Camden Yards connected Tuesday, little than 24 hours aft suffering his aggregate facial injuries.

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Baltimore Orioles head Craig Albernaz looks connected earlier an MLB crippled against nan Chicago White Sox astatine Rate Field successful Chicago, Ill., connected April 8, 2026. (Patrick Gorski/Icon Sportswire)

Reports from Baltimore authorities that he has a visible bruise connected nan correct broadside of his face, and that he will request to devour babe nutrient for nan adjacent six weeks arsenic his look heals.

"This is what we’re present for," Albernaz said to reporters, per nan Baltimore Banner. "We’re present for nan players. We person a game. I’m physically capable to beryllium here, truthful let’s go.… If my jaw was wired shut, I’d still beryllium here."

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Albernaz said he felt "pretty good" considering nan circumstances from Monday night’s foul shot disconnected nan bat of 1 of his own, Jeremiah Jackson.

"Ball deed maine beautiful flush successful nan cheek, but I consciousness good," he added. "Luckily, nary surgery. I deliberation each successful all, it was astatine slightest 7 fractures successful my feature area, orbital, and past a surgery jaw. But luckily, it doesn’t person to beryllium wired. No surgery. I conscionable person to eat babe nutrient for six weeks."

Baltimore Orioles head Craig Albernaz stands connected nan section earlier nan crippled against nan San Francisco Giants astatine Oriole Park astatine Camden Yards successful Baltimore, Md., connected Apr. 10, 2026. (Mitch Stringer/Imagn Images)

Albernaz, for illustration galore managers, was opinionated astatine nan apical of nan dugout steps erstwhile Jackson was precocious to a transportation that changeable instantly toward his teammates and coaches. It’s an unfortunate business for Albernaz, but nan first-time MLB head is intelligibly showing his grit and resilience for his squad.

They besides showed it for him connected Monday night, arsenic they were trailing astatine that constituent successful nan game. However, nan Orioles rallied to triumph nan crippled 9-7.

A batch of that had to do pinch Jackson, who bashed 2 location runs, including a expansive slam successful nan victory.

"I hit, and past I benignant of saw Alby holding his face," Jackson told reporters. "My bosom benignant of dropped. I was capable to spot him afterward and spot he was doing OK.… Knowing he was OK helped. It made maine consciousness a small spot better. I’m conscionable happy he’s doing OK and successful bully spirits."

Baltimore Orioles head Craig Albernaz talks to media successful nan dugout earlier a shot crippled against nan Chicago White Sox successful Chicago connected April 8, 2026. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

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The Orioles’ triumph keeps them tied pinch nan New York Yankees atop nan AL East standings astatine 9-7.

Albernaz will proceed to lead nan measurement successful nan dugout moving forward, moreover if his fare does person to change.

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