Plate umpire Ron Kulpa leaves Marlins-Yankees game after taking foul ball off mask | National Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Plate umpire Ron Kulpa left Saturday’s game between the Miami Marlins and New York Yankees with two outs in the fourth inning after taking a foul ball off his mask.

Kulpa was hit in the mask by a foul ball earlier in the inning and stayed in as Jakob Marsee’s RBI single gave the Marlins a 4-0 lead. After Agustín Ramírez scored on the hit, Kulpa motioned to the Yankees’ dugout and was checked out by two trainers.

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