Chipper Jones struck in face by ball

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Closing Time: Locusts descend on Atlanta; confusion reigns in bullpen
Published 6/14/2008 at Roto Arcade
... No locusts Thursday. None Friday, either. But the run of bad luck continued when Chipper Jones was scratched from the lineup after getting hit in the face with a batted ball during batting practice. The ball came off his own bat. ...

Chipper Jones Can’t Catch a Break
Published 6/14/2008 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... Chipper pulled a Brickma, doing only what Daniel Stern could do. He injured himself by fouling a ball off in BP that hit the top of the cage and came back down and hit him in the face. The ball hit him just under the eye, no doubt leaving a bruise of some sort. He was taken to the hospital for a CT scan that came out fine. The good thing is that the injury couldn’t have been too serious because Chipper’s set to play in Saturday’s game. Honestly, some dudes are just like that. Chipper’s one of em. He’s not quite ...

It Takes a Baseball to the Face to Stop Chipper Jones From Getting Hits
Published 6/14/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
... That's why Chipper Jones wasn't in the lineup for Atlanta's victory against the Angels last night. During batting practice, one of his cuts sent a ball into the bar atop the cage. It went right back at Jones and struck him in the face. Jones is so hot right now the ball then bounced off him and landed for a clean single the opposite way. ...

Jo-Jo Wins one for the Chipper
Published 6/14/2008 by shaun at Section 435
... We managed to make things happen and win the game against one of the AL’s top teams. And Chipper turned out to be just fine. Maybe that moment will end up being a different sort of turning point for the season. ...