Giancarlo Stanton leaves game after being struck in the face by a pitch

Miami Marlins superstar and franchise player Giancarlo Stanton left Thursday night's game after being struck in the face with a pitch from Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Mike Fiers.

Scary scene at Miller Park as medics tend to Giancarlo Stanton after he was hit in the face by a pitch pic.twitter.com/SMPcyHsUfp

— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) September 12, 2014

The scene itself was horrific, as Stanton was clearly in pain. The following Vine is not pleasant to see:

This happened. https://t.co/F6S0prRmtA RT @shaftofpower: @grogg what happened?

— Greg (@grogg) September 12, 2014

And the story doesn't end there. Stanton was ruled to have swung on the pitch, and Reed Johnson replaced him as the batter:

And now Fiers drills the pinch-hitter for Stanton, Johnson in the hand. And benches clear in Milwaukee.

— clarkspencer (@clarkspencer) September 12, 2014

So, Marlins have had two hitters struck by pitches but both were called swings and so that is the inning. Ump Jeff Kellogg now warns teams.

— Tom (@Haudricourt) September 12, 2014

Stanton has been in conversations with the Marlins on a franchise record-breaking deal, and was hitting .288/.395/.555 for the season. We will update as more information becomes available.