Ryan Yarbrough Injury Update: Health status of Royals pitcher hit in the face

Kansas City Royals pitcher Ryan Yarbrough recently had to leave the field after getting hit in the face by a line drive from the Oakland Athletics' Ryan Noda.

The incident happened during the sixth inning of the game. Yarbrough's pitch was driven back to the mound with a speed of 106.2 mph from the bat of Noda. It hit Yarbrough on the face and knocked him immediately to the ground.

Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro and team personnel immediately rushed to Yarbrough's side. Thankfully, he was able to walk back to the dugout with some assistance. Quatraro further stated that Yarbrough was talking and was aware of what was going on.

He had some testing done at a local hospital and it seems that the pitcher avoided serious injuries to his face. However, the Royals might consider putting Yarbrough on the seven-day injury list for any concussion that he might have suffered due to the incident.

One positive for the Royals on the night was that they beat Oakland 5-1.

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Ryan Yarbrough's MLB career

Ryan Yarbrough in Baltimore Orioles v Kansas City Royals game

Ryan Yarbrough is a veteran pitcher who previously played for the Tampa Bay Rays. He was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the fourth round of the 2014 draft.

He signed a one-year contract with the Royals last year. Yarbrough has an earned run average of 4.41 with a win-loss record of 41-35 in his career so far. He also has 481 strikeouts to his credit.