Broken bat hits plate umpire on the head

Plate umpire Kerwin Danley left the field on a stretcher after being hit in the head by a broken bat in Tuesday’s game at Toronto between the Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers.

A spokesman for the Blue Jays said Danley did not lose consciousness but was taken to a hospital because of a possible concussion.

With one out in the sixth inning, Rangers designated hitter Hank Blalock’s bat broke on an infield pop. A large piece flew back and hit Danley -- who was wearing a hockey-style mask -- on the side of the head, knocking him to the ground.

On April 26, 2008, Danley was taken off the field on a stretcher after being hit in the head by a pitch from Brad Penny of the Dodgers. He was released from a hospital the next day and returned to the field in June. Danley was knocked out of a June 2006 game between Houston and the Chicago Cubs after being hit on the collarbone by a pitch.

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Boston shortstop Jed Lowrie had surgery on his left wrist and should be ready to swing a bat in six weeks. . . . New York Yankees outfielder Xavier Nady will try to rehab a partial ligament tear in his right elbow without surgery. . . . Pittsburgh catcher Ryan Doumit will have surgery Thursday for a broken bone in his right wrist. . . . Oakland reliever Joey Devine had surgery on his right elbow. . . . Washington put reliever Joe Beimel on the 15-day disabled list because of a hip injury.