Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman had to be removed from the 9-1 victory over the Reds at Great American Ball Park after he took a foul ball in the left cheekbone from teammate Michael Busch. (MLB.com)

Busch was batting with two outs in the fourth when he fouled off a pitch from Reds right-hander Luis Mey and the ball struck Bregman, who was in the on-deck circle. Bregman headed straight for the dugout and was replaced by pinch-hitter Matt Shaw. (MLB.com)

"You never want to see that on the ball field. You can't control any of that. It happened so fast," Busch said.

"Any time [the ball] hits the head area, it's scary....

You focus on the game, but it's tough." (MLB.com)

Bregman went to the hospital for X-rays and a CT scan, but there was no immediate word after the game about any damage. (Reuters)

Bregman posted a selfie on Instagram showing his swollen eye and wrote, "Thanks for all the messages yall. I'll be back." (MLB.com)

"I don't know anything more than that," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. "He had a cut under his eye. He was bleeding from his nose a little bit.

It's pretty swollen.

It was below the eye. I honestly thought it hit him in the nose. I thought he had a broken nose, but I knew it hit him somewhere in the face. It's just an unfortunate accident.

I'm hoping and praying he is all right.

"We have to get good results from the hospital first. [Bregman] got hit in the face, so you are worried about his general well-being first. If we get a good report, we'll move to the next step. I want to get a good report." (MLB.com)

Shaw was issued a walk and remained in the game at second base, with Pedro Ramirez moving to third base. (MLB.com)

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