Baseball fan hit by ball gets own trading card

A baseball fan received her own official trading card after suffering an injury when she was struck by a foul ball at a Toronto Blue Jays game.

Liz McGuire was in the crowd when she was hit in the head by a foul shot by Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette, causing huge swelling to her forehead followed by a black eye. 

Hey @BlueJays I got my face mashed in by a 110mph foul off Bo Bichette's bat. I didn't even get the ball. I even stayed till the end of the game. Any way you can hook a girl up? #tothecore #bluejays pic.twitter.com/uXJqXenVLm

— Liz McGuire (@lizzzzzzzzzzy) May 19, 2024

After posting a picture of her injury on social media, trading card company Topps created 110 trading unique cards with the image to gift to the fan, which has since gone viral. 

McGuire's initial post also racked up over 150,000 likes on social media platform X, where she asked the Blue Jays to "hook a girl up" having stayed to the end of the game despite her injury. 

PROPS TO @Topps THIS RULES🏆🏆🏆 https://t.co/g57zWOb0Cq

— Liz McGuire (@lizzzzzzzzzzy) May 20, 2024

In response, the team sent her a signed jersey and a pair of tickets to another game. McGuire will be auctioning off some of the trading cards for charity, she said on X.

Update: The @BlueJays reached out with a signed Bo Bichette ball ⚾️💕, a pair of 200 level tickets and an invite to BP. 🚨ALSO I WILL BE AUCTIONING OFF A FEW @Topps cards this week with partial proceeds going to @HBKidsHospital Concussion Centre #bluejays #tothecore https://t.co/Nh4fuMppPD

— Liz McGuire (@lizzzzzzzzzzy) May 22, 2024