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

Baltimore Orioles manager Craig Albernaz has 7 fractures successful his orbital country arsenic good arsenic a breached jaw aft taking a foul shot to the face, but helium remains successful the dugout with his squad.

However, Albernaz has 1 large alteration to his regular daily implicit the adjacent period oregon so. He needs to devour babe food.

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

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

Reports from Baltimore authorities that helium has a disposable bruise connected the close broadside of his face, and that helium volition request to devour babe nutrient for the adjacent six weeks arsenic his look heals.

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

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

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

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

Albernaz, similar galore managers, was lasting astatine the apical of the dugout steps erstwhile Jackson was precocious to a transportation that changeable instantly toward his teammates and coaches. It’s an unfortunate concern for Albernaz, but the first-time MLB manager 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 the game. However, the Orioles rallied to triumph the crippled 9-7.

A batch of that had to bash with Jackson, who bashed 2 location runs, including a expansive slam successful the 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 helium was doing OK.… Knowing helium was OK helped. It made maine consciousness a small spot better. I’m conscionable blessed he’s doing OK and successful bully spirits."

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

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

Albernaz volition proceed to pb the mode successful the dugout moving forward, adjacent if his fare does person to change.

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