hey Baseball fans a scary moment unfolded during the Rockies Yankees game when plate umpire Nick Marley was hit in the neck by a shattered bat here's what happened during the fifth inning of Sunday's game between the New York Yankees and Colorado Rockies plate umpire Nick Marley had to leave the game after a freak accident Yankees Slugger John Carlos Stanton hit a bloop single to left field but his Bat shattered in the process the Broken Barrel flew and struck Marley on the left side of his neck not knocking off his mask Marley immediately went down and New York's athletic training staff rushed to his Aid with the help of a medic Marley was carefully placed on a stretcher while the crowd at Yankee Stadium gave him a supportive Round of Applause after the game which ended with a 10 to3 win for the Yankees Major League Baseball announced that Marley was diagnosed with a concussion and will not be working his next scheduled series Yankee star Aaron judge shared his thoughts on the incident saying we're all hoping for the best with Nick being an Umpire isn't easy they've got to make quick decisions with both benches yelling at him seeing him get hit like that and then card it off was tough we're just hoping he's okay after Marley's exit crew chief Marvin Hudson took over behind the plate and second base umpire Hunter Wendel moved to first base to continue the game Marley 41 has been a familiar face on the field working 473 games as a callup umpire before becoming a full-time umpire last season we wish Nick Marley a speedy recovery if you're a fan of baseball or just want to keep up with all the latest sports news make sure to hit that like button and subscribe to our channel for more updates