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A member of the Comerica Park grounds crew did not appear to want the attention of TV cameras after he was injured in Wednesday’s game between the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants.
Per Click on Detroit, the injury occurred during the 7th-inning stretch. He appeared to injure his leg while raking the infield for the top of the 8th inning.
The injury happened in front of the San Francisco dugout, and the Giants were quick to send out trainers to check on the injured man. Tigers staff also tended to him, and even EMS was called to the field.
FanDuel Sports Network covered the injury, but the injured man made it clear he did not want to be on TV. He flipped of the TV camera. Awful Announcing captured the video.
A member of the Comerica Park grounds crew was hurt between innings.
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 28, 2025
While on the ground, he flipped off the cameras. pic.twitter.com/jZktvlHsiI
The injured member of the grounds crew eventually left the field on a cart.
As for the game, the Tigers had a 4-3 lead at the time and held on for the home victory to complete the sweep, improving to 37-20 on the season, giving the Tigers the best winning percentage in the MLB (.649). San Francisco fell to 31-25 on the year with the loss.
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