The family of Tonya Carpenter released a statement Saturday:
“Tonya Carpenter was admitted to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center last night following injury at Fenway Park. She is in serious condition.
“Tonya’s family and loved ones are grateful to all who have reached out with thoughts and prayers but are requesting privacy at this time as Tonya recovers.”
A hospital official said later Saturday that Carpenter is expected to survive.
On a ground out to second base in the second inning Friday, Brett Lawrie's bat shattered and the barrel sailed into the seats near the dugout on the third-base side. The game was delayed as Carpenter, was treated, then transported out of the ballpark on a stretcher.
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"As soon as I hit it, I had to get out of the box," Lawrie said, via MLB.com. "I saw some commotion behind home plate, and I didn't really know because I was running the bases. In between innings, that's when things got serious. Hopefully everything is OK and she's doing all right."
Red Sox centerfielder Mookie Betts was in the on-deck circle as the injured woman was wheeled onto the field and out of the stadium.
"I heard her, I saw some blood and kind of turned around and looked away," Betts said. "It's definitely scary. It's scary for anybody. Again, go home and pray and hopefully everything's OK."
Carpenter was sitting in the second row between home plate and third base with her husband and son when the bat flew into the crowd. Alex Merlas was sitting in the row behind the woman and saw the incident.
"It was violent," Merlas told ESPN.com. "She bled a lot. A lot. I don't think I've ever seen anything like that."