The Phillie Phanatic has been launching hot dogs into the stands at baseball games for many years. One that the Philadelphia Phillies mascot launched Monday night might have had a little too much mustard on it.
According to Philadelphia’s WPVI, a fan was injured at Citizens Bank Park when she was hit in the
face by the flying hot dog, knocking off her glasses and giving her a nasty black eye.
Kathy McVay of Plymouth Meeting underwent a CAT scan, but did not suffer a concussion, according to WPVI.
The Phillie Phanatic uses a cannon-like launcher mounted on a motorized cart to send the hot dogs into the stands between innings.
The television station said that McVay has an unrelated shoulder injury and was unable to protect herself.
“It just came out of nowhere. And hard,” McVay told WPVI.
McVay also told the television station that she’s a big fan of the team and doesn’t plan legal action.
The Phillies apologized to McVay on Tuesday and the team has offered her tickets to any game, the Associated Press reports.
