Home plate umpire Marty Foster, shown during Major League Baseball action last season, had X-rays taken after being hit during a NL game in Phoenix on Wednesday. (Paul Battaglia/Associated Press) Umpire Marty Foster was struck by three foul balls Wednesday during a game in Phoenix, and taken for X-rays on his swollen and bruised left arm after San Francisco's 5-2 victory over Arizona.
Foster, who was behind home plate, was hit twice on the arm and once in the mask, but never left the NL game.
He said X-rays were negative, but added he was to be seen again by a doctor later Wednesday night for further evaluation on a stiff neck.
Foster said he cancelled his early Friday morning flight out of Phoenix but he hoped to work his next game, Friday in Chicago.
"The first one was the hardest I have ever been hit," the 10-year major-league veteran said.
Foster said the shot to the face mask "was like a whiplash syndrome. In slow motion, you can see it snap my neck back."
