Yankees cameraman who taken to the hospital after getting hit by a wild throw wasn't even supposed to be there
- A cameraman who was hit by a ball at Wednesday's Yankees game wasn't even supposed to be there.
- YES Network said Pete Stendel was "filling in" as the first base cameraman when he was hit.
A cameraman for YES Network who was hit in the head by a rogue throw at Wednesday night's Yankees game was filling in for a coworker, the network said.
At Wednesday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles, cameraman Pete Stendel was hit in the head with a ball thrown by Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Henderson was trying to throw the ball to first base to get Yankees' player Anthony Volpe out.
But the ball soared over Orioles first baseman Ryan O'Hearn before entering the camera well and hitting Stendel in the head.
Play stopped for 17 minutes while Stendel was given medical attention. He was then driven off the field while flashing a peace sign.
"Pete is the ultimate teammate," Jack Curry, New York Yankees analyst and reporter for YES Network, said. "He was not even scheduled to be the camera person in the first base area tonight. He was filling in on a very hot and humid night and making sure others could get a little bit of a break."
Stendel was taken to a hospital where he was "conscious" and "undergoing tests," YES Network said in a late-night update following Wednesday's game.