Orioles manager Craig Albernaz takes line drive to face in terrifying scene

Baltimore Orioles manager Craig Albernaz was progressive successful a terrifying infinitesimal during nan team’s triumph complete nan Arizona Diamondbacks connected Monday night.

Albernaz was struck by a statement thrust disconnected nan bat of Orioles 2nd baseman Jeremiah Jackson successful nan 5th inning. The shot deed nan manager’s near feature and he near to beryllium looked astatine by nan team’s aesculapian staff.

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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)

Albernaz concisely returned to nan crippled aft Jackson deed a expansive slam to thief nan Orioles to nan 9-7 win.

"He’s doing good. Just arsenic a precaution, he’s going to get it scanned," Orioles chair coach Donnie Ecker said.

Jackson said he had a sunken emotion erstwhile he saw Albernaz in symptom aft nan errant liner.

"I deed and past I benignant of saw Alby holding his face. My bosom benignant of dropped," Jackson said. "I was capable to spot him afterward and spot he was doing OK."

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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)

"Knowing he was OK helped. It made maine consciousness a small spot better," Jackson added. "I’m conscionable happy he’s doing OK and successful bully spirits."

Albernaz and Jackson embraced aft nan infielder deed nan large location tally successful nan sixth inning.

"That was awesome," Jackson said of nan impromptu clasp from his manager. "You ne'er want to wounded anybody, and Alby’s awesome. It sucked. But he wore it good and he’s successful bully spirits truthful it made maine consciousness better."

Albernaz is successful his first twelvemonth arsenic Baltimore’s manager. He served arsenic a chair coach and adjunct head for nan Cleveland Guardians successful 2024 and 2025.

Baltimore Orioles' Jeremiah Jackson rounds nan bases aft hitting a location tally during nan eighth inning against nan Arizona Diamondbacks successful Baltimore connected April 13, 2026. (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP)

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Baltimore improved to 9-7 pinch nan triumph and are tied pinch nan New York Yankees for first spot successful nan American League East.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.