Lars Nootbaar exited the St. Louis Cardinals’ game against the Oakland A’s on Wednesday after fouling a ball off his groin.
Nootbaar was batting with a runner on first and two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning with his Cardinals down 6-0. Nootbaar chopped a 0-1 changeup into the dirt that bounced up and nailed him in his groin.
Nootbaar finished off his at-bat by striking out. He was removed from the game.
The Cardinals later said that Nootbaar left the game “due to a lower abdomen contusion.”
Nootbaar is being evaluated by doctors.
The St. Louis leadoff man is batting .283 with an .835 OPS this season.
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