Yasmani Grandal
Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal hit in the jaw by foul ball, leaves game
Yasmani Grandal

Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal hit in the jaw by foul ball, leaves game

Published Jul. 19, 2015 11:49 p.m. ET

The Los Angeles Dodgers suffered a scare with All-Star catcher Yasmani Grandal in their 5-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.

In the seventh inning, Nationals outfielder Michael Taylor fouled off a pitch from Zack Greinke that hit the bottom of Grandal's mask, which rattled him.

The 26-year-old All-Star catcher was then escorted from the game by team trainers and was replaced by A.J. Ellis behind the dish.

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"When it first happened, I didn't know what I was saying and they didn't either," Grandal said. "I couldn't really move my jaw too much. We'll just take it one day at a time and see how it does."

Manager Don Mattingly initially thought that his All-Star catcher had fractured his jaw, but Grandal's X-rays turned out negative.

In his first season with the Dodgers, Grandal is hitting .280/.399/.518 with 14 home runs and 36 RBI.

Mattingly said the catcher will undergo further examination on Monday.

(h/t ESPN)

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