In a scary scene during Tuesday's Freeway Series opener between the Dodgers and Angels, home plate umpire Nate Tomlinson was struck in the face by a broken bat and forced to leave in the ninth inning.

LOS ANGELES – Waupaca native and current Major League Baseball umpire Nate Tomlinson was hit in the face by a broken bat during a game late Tuesday night between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los ...

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(NEXSTAR) – An umpire at Tuesday’s Angels-Dodgers game was forced to leave in the last inning after he was struck in the face by a broken bat. Umpire Nate Tomlinson was behind home plate when LA ...