YES Network cameraman struck in head during Yankees game
A scary scene unfolded at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night when a camera operator was struck in the head by an errant throw in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson attempted to complete a double play, but his throw to first base sailed over the head of Ryan O’Hearn and struck the camera operator — identified as YES Network’s Pete Stendel — who was stationed along the first-base line.
Stendel immediately clutched his head and fell backward to the ground.
Play was halted for around 15 minutes as stadium personnel rushed to check on him and immobilize him on a backboard.
Stendel raised his hand and gave a peace sign to the crowd as he was driven off.
He was conscious and undergoing tests at a hospital, YES Network said after the Yankees lost to the Orioles, 6-3.
“He had a pretty bad reaction when he got hit,’’ Yankees outfielder Jake Bauers said. “Our thoughts are with him.”
Players from both teams left the field as an emergency vehicle was driven in from beyond the outfield while the Yankees’ training staff tended to Stendel, with players looking on.
Cameraman Pete held up a peace sign as he was carted off the field to "MVP" chants from the Yankee Stadium crowd pic.twitter.com/hu3EUykvxT
— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) July 6, 2023“We’re definitely praying for him,’’ manager Aaron Boone said. “I saw pretty well right away.
“It was very scary.”
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