BOSTON -- Plate umpire Will Little left the Seattle Mariners' 9-6 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night after a foul tip in the sixth inning caught him under the chin and knocked off his throat guard.
The ball tipped off the bat of Seattle's Cole Young, then glanced off Boston catcher Connor Wong's glove before catching Little under his mask.
Little appeared dazed as Wong helped him keep his feet before a Red Sox trainer and the rest of the umpire crew joined him behind the plate to make sure he was OK.
Little returned to the plate for the final out, then left the field through the Red Sox dugout as the game was delayed for several more minutes before the bottom of the sixth, when second-base umpire Ryan Wills took over behind the plate.
Little said after the game that his jaw was sore but that he hoped to be back with the rest of the crew for the series finale Wednesday.
"It caught me pretty good," Little said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
