In a scary scene during Tuesday's Freeway Series opener between the Dodgers and Angels, home plate umpire Nate Tomlinson was struck in the face by a broken bat and forced to leave in the ninth inning.

LOS ANGELES – Waupaca native and current Major League Baseball umpire Nate Tomlinson was hit in the face by a broken bat during a game late Tuesday night between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los ...

Home plate umpire Nate Tomlinson had a closer-than-he-wanted view of a Tuesday evening Mike Trout at-bat. Trailing the Dodgers 2-0 in the top of the ninth inning with a full count, the Angels star ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – An umpire at Tuesday’s ...