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Guardians designated hitter David Fry was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday night ... after he was nailed in the face by a nearly 100 MPH fastball.

The scary scene all unfolded in the sixth inning of Cleveland's crucial matchup with Detroit at Progressive Field.

Fry squared around to bunt on a 2-1 count ... but Tarik Skubal 's heater got away from him, and instead of hitting the catcher's mitt, the 99.6 MPH pitch ended up right in Fry's nose.

The former All-Star collapsed to the ground immediately in pain ... and nearly everyone on the diamond -- including Skubal -- looked on in fear. Getty

Fry -- noticeably bleeding -- stayed down in the dirt for a while as trainers tended to him. He was eventually put on a cart ... and then taken to a nearby medical facility.

While he

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