A child has been taken to hospital after she was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Chicago Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr at the Houston Astros stadium, leaving the player in tears.
Almora was consoled by team-mates after the incident in the fourth inning.
After the 25-year-old struck out, he went over to where the child was sitting in the third baseline and was pictured crying with a security guard.
“As soon as I hit it, the first person I locked eyes on was her,” he said. Read more
