Cubs 3B Alex Bregman exits game vs. Reds after being struck in the face by foul ball

The scary incident occurred in the fourth inning, with Cubs first baseman Michael Busch up to bat and Bregman warming up in the on-deck circle. A pitch clipped Busch's bat and headed for Bregman, hitting him in the face.

The collision, and its immediate aftermath, wasn't initially visible on the broadcast. An alternate angle of the moment shows the ball hitting Bregman in the left side of the face, near his eye, before falling backwards. Later, Bregman was helped by trainers, clutching a towel to his face while doubled over in obvious pain.

Bregman's face was clearly bleeding as he headed into the locker room, with the infielder appearing to sustained a laceration on his left cheek, near his left eye.