MLB umpire leaves hospital 2 days after taking 89 mph throw to head

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MLB umpire Larry Vanover has been released from a hospital after spending a couple of nights there following a throw to his head.

In a game Wednesday, New York Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka launched a double off the center field wall that scored a run. Oswaldo Cabrera rounded third, so the Guardians tried for a relay throw home.

Infielder Andres Gimenez's throw hit Vanover in the head from close range.

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Umpire Larry Vanover is checked out by a trainer after getting hit by a thrown ball from Andres Gimenez of the Cleveland Guardians during the fifth inning against the New York Yankees at Progressive Field April 12, 2023, in Cleveland. (Ron Schwane/Getty Images)

Vanover fell to the grass and stood up just a few seconds later. He walked off the field on his own alongside a trainer shortly after. The throw was clocked at 89 mph.

The 67-year-old will sit out until he is cleared by MLB's medical staff.

While the ball ricocheted away from everyone, Cabrera came around to score, making it a two-run double. Gimenez was charged with a tough error.

Home plate umpire Larry Vanover calls a game between the Washington Nationals and the Tampa Bay Rays at Nationals Park April 3, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (G Fiume/Getty Images)

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Vanover had "a pretty good-sized knot," fellow umpire Chris Guccione told The Athletic, which also noted that Vanover was partially coherent and didn't realize he was struck with a ball.

Aaron Boone, left, of the New York Yankees argues a review call with home plate umpires Chris Guccione,