CLEVELAND -- In the middle of a tense division race, Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal accompanied Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt to check on an injured opponent.

Skubal visited David Fry in the hospital late Tuesday night, hours after his fastball struck Fry in the face during a bunt attempt.

It was a striking show of solidarity among players and across teams in the middle of a heated series between two rivals.

Fry was struck by a Skubal fastball in the sixth inning Tuesday night as he squared up for a surprise bunt. He fell to the dirt and covered his bloody face with his hands before being carted off the field. He was taken to a local hospital, then transferred to the Cleveland Clinic, where he remained overnight.

On Wednesday, the Guardians announced that Fry had been di

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