Wednesday night's showdown between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium got temporarily stopped after a cameraman was hit in the head by an errant throw from Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson in the fifth inning of the contest.

Andy Martino of SNY also reported that the cameraman received medical attention on the spot where he was positioned during the unfortunate incident.

Henderson obviously did not intend that to happen, as he only wanted the Orioles to complete a double play, but his throw went way past the reach of teammate Ryan O’Hearn and hit the cameraman, who was later identified as Pete Stendel of YES Network.

It appears, however, that Stendel is fine and away from danger. He even gave everyone inside the stadium a peace sign as he was being taken off the field. Fans chanted “MVP” to show their support for Stendel, while Yankees and Orioles players clapped as well. The play on the field would resume after 10 minutes of stoppage.

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