A three-year-old girl whose skull was broken when she was hit by a line drive during batting practice at Dodger Stadium had surgery Tuesday and is expected to make a full recovery.
A three-year-old girl whose skull was broken when she was hit by a line drive during batting practice at Dodger Stadium had surgery Tuesday and is expected to make a full recovery.
"The surgery went well and we anticipate a full recovery," doctor J Gordon McComb, head of neurosurgery Children's Hospital Los Angeles, said, adding that doctors expected young Janelle Briseno to be able to leave hospital by the end of the week.
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Briseno was hurt on Monday, when Dodgers catcher Russell Martin hit a line drive that went into the stands near third base and hit the girl and knocked her unconscious, Dodgers spokesman Joe Jareck said.
The girl's father rushed her to a Dodger Stadium first-aid station. Fire department emergency workers then took her to hospital.
Batting practice continued, but Jareck said Martin was upset by the incident and has offered to pay for the child's medical expenses.
Martin said he spoke with Briseno's father on Tuesday.
"I'm just glad to hear that she had surgery earlier today and she's doing better, and long-term she's going to be OK," he said before the Dodgers played St. Louis.
"I'm sure she's still a little bit shaken up. It's definitely tough for the whole family, but at least the good news is that she's going to be OK."
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