- Atlanta Braves minor league manager Luis Salazar was awake and able to respond to doctors Wednesday after being hit in the face by Brian McCann's foul liner while standing in the dugout during an exhibition game. Salazar may have sustained a concussion and might have a facial fracture and damage around his left eye, Braves general manager Frank Wren said. Salazar was airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center and was to stay overnight. Wren did not have an official hospital report. "We are just blessed that Luis is alive," Wren said after the St. Louis Cardinals beat Atlanta 6-1. "The scans so far have been positive ... There is an eye surgeon looking at it now. It was a freak accident." "He was unable to speak when the paramedics arrived," he said. "We were very concerned when he was on his way to the hospital but we feel a little bit better now." Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2011/news/story?id=6197780
