Firework Explodes Near Encarnacion's Face

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Blue Jays third baseman Edwin Encarnacion was released Saturday from a Miami hospital after being treated for minor facial injuries caused by fireworks.

He was playing with fireworks during New Year's in his native Dominican Republic.

Encarnacion suffered first- and second-degree burns in the forehead and the right side of his face when a rocket firecracker hit him in the jaw and exploded near his mouth.

"Thank God everything is OK with my face. I don't have any fractures or serious injuries and I won't need any kind of surgery," Encarnacion told ESPNdeportes.com.

Via ESPN

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