N EW YORK (AP) — Yankees star Aaron Judge was struck in the face by a toss from teammate Anthony Volpe as they were coming off the field after the fifth inning of Saturday’s 12-6 loss to the New York Mets.

Following the fifth inning of the Yankees' game against the New York Mets, Volpe tossed back the baseball in Judge's direction as part of a between-innings ritual. Unfortunately, Judge's attention was elsewhere and he didn't see the ball flying straight toward his head.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge was hit near his eye by a ball tossed by teammate and shortstop Anthony Volpe after the bottom of the fourth inning during his team's road matchup at the New York Mets on Saturday,