Fry lay in the dirt for several minutes before being slowly helped to his feet. He gave a thumbs-up as he sat up and was driven off in a cart.
“It was straight to the face,” Vogt said, describing the impact on Fry that shook everyone inside Progressive Field. “We’re all thinking about David and his family right now. Obviously, we’re glad he is OK, but obviously it’s a really scary moment.”
Skubal, the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner, paced around the infield as Fry was being assisted. After the game, Skubal, who allowed two hits through the first five innings, said seeing Fry in distress was difficult.
“Really tough,” the left-hander said. “I’ve already reached out to him. I’m sure his phone is blowing up. I just want to make sure he’s all right. Obviously, he seemed like he was OK coming off the field, and hopefully it stays that way.
“I know sometimes with those things that can change. So hopefully he’s all right. I look forward to hopefully at some point tonight or [Wednesday] morning getting a text from him and making sure he’s all good because there’s things that are bigger than the game, and the health of him is more important than a baseball game.”
Skubal, as well as several Guardians teammates, visited Fry in the hospital Tuesday night, Vogt said.
Fry, an All-Star in 2024, underwent offseason elbow surgery and didn’t join the team until late May.
“Definitely really scary,” left fielder Steven Kwan said. “For David to even try something like that [bunt], that’s just who he is. Selfless kind of guy, and especially in a position like that, he’s a tough guy. Thankfully he had some humor when he came up, but you don’t want to see a guy that’s been with you pretty much the whole year [get hurt].
“Obviously energy-wise, just who he is as a teammate, he’s meant so much to us as a team. It’s really scary, but thankfully he had some humor coming off the field, so hopefully we get some good news.”
Fry was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday, with the Guardians recalling outfielder Johnathan Rodriguez from Triple-A Columbus.
Following the incident, Skubal threw a wild pitch to George Valera, who replaced Fry, allowing Cleveland to score. Skubal also had an error when he inexplicably tried to make a blind throw to first between his legs and was called for a balk in the sixth inning as the Guardians rallied for three runs to take a 3-2 lead without hitting a ball out of the infield.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
