A little girl who was struck in the head by a foul ball at a Houston Astros game nearly eight months ago likely suffered long-term damage that will put her at permanent risk of seizures, the family said.
The girl, who was then 2½, was injured on May 29 when a line shot hit by Chicago Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr. struck her in the back of her head while she was sitting in her grandfather’s lap on the field level just beyond the third base dugout at Minute Maid Park.
Richard Mithoff, the family’s attorney, told The Houston Chronicle that doctors have likened his client’s injuries to the aftermath of a stroke.
