Cubs' Alex Bregman Hopeful for Postseason After Facial Fractures from Foul Ball
Chicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman suffered facial fractures after being hit by a foul ball and is hopeful to return for the playoffs.
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The story so far
5 publishers have covered this in 16 articles since 20 Sept 2026. www.espn.com published first, on 20 September at 19:53 UTC; feeds.bleacherreport.com followed 1h 00m later. The most recent article, from SI Feed, appeared on 25 September at 15:24 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: www.espn.com (major outlet), The Guardian US (major outlet), feeds.bleacherreport.com, SI Feed, CBS Sports Headlines.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- www.espn.comBregman hit in face by foul ball while on deck
- feeds.bleacherreport.comAlex Bregman Hospitalized After Getting Hit by Ball in On-Deck Circle, Latest on Cubs Star's Injury
- feeds.bleacherreport.comAlex Bregman Hospitalized After Getting Hit by Ball While On Deck, Cubs Star Shares Photo of Injury
- feeds.bleacherreport.comCubs' Alex Bregman Hospitalized, Shares Photo of Injury After Being Hit by Foul Ball While On Deck
- The Guardian US‘A terrible, terrible accident’: Cubs’ Bregman undergoing CT scans after taking foul ball to face
- SI FeedAlex Bregman Update: Cubs' Star Heads to Hospital After Foul Ball to the Face
- SI FeedAlex Bregman Injury: Impact on Cubs, NL Playoff Race
- CBS Sports HeadlinesAlex Bregman 'hopeful' to be available for Cubs in playoffs after getting hit in face by foul ball, per report
- www.espn.comSources: Cubs' Bregman has facial fractures, hopeful for postseason
- SI FeedLatest Alex Bregman News Features Some Good, Some Bad for the Cubs
Show 6 later sources
- The Guardian USCubs’ Bregman suffers reported facial fractures after being hit by foul ball in ‘terrible accident’
- SI FeedHow the Cubs Will Manage Without Alex Bregman Amid Facial Fracture
- SI FeedAlex Bregman Stunningly Avoids IL as Cubs Share Very Positive Update
- www.espn.comCubs' Bregman doing well after foul ball to face, could return this weekend
- feeds.bleacherreport.comCubs' Alex Bregman Describes Gruesome Facial Injury, Says He's 'Super Lucky' It Wasn't Worse
- SI FeedBack Already? Cubs' Alex Bregman in Lineup for Opener Against Red Sox
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Cubs' Bregman doing well after foul ball to face, could return this weekend www.espn.com ·
- Cubs’ Bregman suffers reported facial fractures after being hit by foul ball in ‘terrible accident’ The Guardian US ·
- Sources: Cubs' Bregman has facial fractures, hopeful for postseason www.espn.com ·
- ‘A terrible, terrible accident’: Cubs’ Bregman undergoing CT scans after taking foul ball to face The Guardian US ·
- Bregman hit in face by foul ball while on deck www.espn.com ·
- Back Already? Cubs' Alex Bregman in Lineup for Opener Against Red Sox SI Feed
Show 10 more sources
- Cubs' Alex Bregman Describes Gruesome Facial Injury, Says He's 'Super Lucky' It Wasn't Worse feeds.bleacherreport.com
- Alex Bregman Stunningly Avoids IL as Cubs Share Very Positive Update SI Feed
- How the Cubs Will Manage Without Alex Bregman Amid Facial Fracture SI Feed
- Latest Alex Bregman News Features Some Good, Some Bad for the Cubs SI Feed
- Alex Bregman 'hopeful' to be available for Cubs in playoffs after getting hit in face by foul ball, per report CBS Sports Headlines
- Alex Bregman Injury: Impact on Cubs, NL Playoff Race SI Feed
- Alex Bregman Update: Cubs' Star Heads to Hospital After Foul Ball to the Face SI Feed
- Alex Bregman Hospitalized After Getting Hit by Ball in On-Deck Circle, Latest on Cubs Star's Injury feeds.bleacherreport.com
- Alex Bregman Hospitalized After Getting Hit by Ball While On Deck, Cubs Star Shares Photo of Injury feeds.bleacherreport.com
- Cubs' Alex Bregman Hospitalized, Shares Photo of Injury After Being Hit by Foul Ball While On Deck feeds.bleacherreport.com
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