Firework Explodes Near Encarnacion's Face
Oct 31, 2014 6:43 AM
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.
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