Nationals' owner hit in nose during BP, requires stitches (placed on Marcia Brady 15-day DL)

I hadn’t realized that Nats’ owner Mark Lerner made a habit of shagging flies with his team during batting practice — in full uniform — but apparently he does. And here’s a good reason that may not be a good idea. From the Washington Post:

Nationals principal owner Mark Lerner received stitches this evening after an unfortunate moment during today’s batting practice.

Lerner, as he occasionally does, was shagging fly balls in full Nationals uniform alongside his team. Standing in right field, where the sun made it difficult to see, Lerner settled under a fly ball. The ball barely glanced off his glove and drilled Lerner, 56, on the bridge of his nose, right between the eyes.

“I’ve never seen blood gush that fast out of someone,” said one Nationals player.

We think that Lerner’s last words before the injury were: “Hey you guys … oh! My nose!”

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Mark Lerner’s batting practice misadventure [Washington Post]