Craig Albernaz was involved in a terrifying incident during Monday’s game.
The Baltimore Orioles were hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md. on Monday. In the fifth inning of the contest, the Orioles manager Albernaz was struck by a foul ball off the bat of Baltimore second baseman Jeremiah Jackson.
Jackson hacked off a pitch from Arizona’s Ryne Nelson into the Baltimore dugout down the first-base line. The MASN television broadcast caught the footage of Albernaz being struck by the foul ball, which appeared to get him in the head area.
Take a look at the video.
Here's video, courtesy of MASN, of the foul ball off Jeremiah Jackson's bat that struck Orioles manager Craig Albernaz. Scary scene. pic.twitter.com/5OjR39MSkH
— Andy Kostka (@afkostka) April 14, 2026
The 43-year-old Albernaz, who is in his first season as manager of the Orioles, immediately retreated into the clubhouse to be evaluated. Fortunately though, he was spotted back in the dugout by the sixth inning after (incidentally) Jackson hit a grand slam to bring Baltimore to within a 7-6 score of Arizona.
That was Major League Baseball’s second such foul-ball incident in as many days. On Sunday, Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout was also struck by an errant foul ball while standing on the basepaths.
