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'Screaming Line Drive' Hits Girl In Face At Yankee Stadium


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John Del Signore

Published Sep 21, 2017

Modified Sep 21, 2017


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Todd Frazier reacts after a child was hit by a foul ball off his bat in the fifth inning against the Minnesota Twins on September 20, 2017 at Yankee Stadium.
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John Del Signore

Published Sep 21, 2017

Modified Sep 21, 2017


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Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.

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