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A foul ball flew into the stands, catching one of the MLB fans off guard and striking her hard. The stands at T-Mobile Park on Friday night witnessed a scary medical emergency during the series opener between the Seattle Mariners and the San Diego Padres.

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According to the New York Post, Jamie Golla was sitting with her friends when the foul ball hit her painfully on the head. Michaela Pollard, Golla’s friend, caught the whole incident on camera. The video later went viral on social media.

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“**VOLUME UP** What a cracking skull of a foul ball by the @padres currently in the ER at Harbor view. Sucks the @mariners lost and so did we.”

The video shows Golla tracking the ball with her eyes as it flew above her before looking away. While she turned her attention to Pollard’s camera, the ball suddenly came straight at her.

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The camera recorded a loud cracking sound when the baseball made contact with her skull, making the situation scarier. Golla didn’t realize the ball had bounced back toward her instead of being caught.

Following the incident, Golla revealed, “Once it hit me in the head, I just blanked out for a quick second. I didn’t know what had happened; I thought someone caught the ball. I did not realize it came back towards me.”

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Mariners staff quickly responded.

She was transported, examined, and treated at Harborview Medical Center.

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The Post reported that the duo was filming a video to respond to another friend. After the video went viral, Golla told the publication that she was mostly doing okay.

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“I’m feeling a little better than yesterday. My head is still a bit swollen, and I’ve been getting minor headaches here and there, but overall, I’m doing okay. I didn’t think this video was going to blow up. I appreciate the people who have been checking up on me.”

She also told the media outlet that the Mariners staff have regularly checked up on her and offered her group tickets for another game. Yet, there were rumors of Golla suing the team.

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But the woman later clarified via her Instagram stories that she’s not. She asked for the incident number to give it to the medical team. Right now, it seems like she is doing okay, because her Instagram says she went to pilates class the morning after.

While the fans at T-Mobile Park coped with the medical emergency, the play continued on the field.

According to the scoreboard visible behind Golla at the time of the incident, the foul ball came during Padres’ hitter Sung-Mun Song’s at-bat in the fifth. The game went in favor of the Padres as they defeated Seattle 2-0. San Diego followed Friday’s victory with a 7-4 win on Saturday. They clinched the series on Sunday, again defeating the Mariners 8-3, which Jamie Golla also watched from the stands.

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Meanwhile, unlike the 2019 Houston Astros incident, Golla was fortunate to escape with minor injuries.

In 2019, a two-year-old toddler suffered a fractured skull and permanent brain damage after being struck by a foul ball off Albert Almora Jr. She reportedly started having seizures after the injury. The Astros and the child’s parents have reportedly settled the dispute, but the amount remains undisclosed. That tragedy led to MLB’s 2020 netting mandate.

Yet, despite the extended netting at T-Mobile Park, high-arcing balls can still clear the barrier and strike fans in the seats below.

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It seems like MLB fans are not having it easy this week, as another fan was rushed to the hospital during a Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals game.

MLB Fan rushed to the hospital after falling into the Royals’ bullpen

At the bottom of the third, when the White Sox had taken a 3-0 lead on Chase Meidroth’s sacrifice fly on Thursday, a fan fell into the Royals’ bullpen.

The bullpen in South Side ballpark is located behind the right-field wall, in front of Sections 104 and 105.

MLB.com Research’s wide-angle video revealed that the fan tumbled over about a 3-foot-high barrier in the front row of Section 105. Furthermore, a metal fence of about 2 feet tops the barrier.

The fan had reportedly fallen over while celebrating a double, landing straight into the west end of the bullpen. Grass and dirt covered the area where he fell over.

The White Sox released a statement clarifying that officials delayed the game in the fourth inning to allow club personnel to treat the fan. The clubhouse also shared that the fan was recovering.

Once play resumed, the White Sox defeated the Royals 6-5 and ultimately clinched the three-game series.

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