Feb 24, 2010 6:22 AM EST

A man has filed a lawsuit against the Royals claiming that he was injured by a flying hot dog last year.

John Coomer has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $25,000 for injuries he sustained Sept. 8 when he was smacked in the eye with a hot dog chucked by the team's mascot.

Coomer claims that the hot dog caused a detached retina and the development of cataracts in his left eye.

Via ESPN