ɪn wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoːɹ bᵻzˈɑːɹ ˈɪnstənsᵻz ɪn ɹˈiːsənt ɹˈɔɪəlz hˈɪstɚɹi, bˈeɪl, hˌuː wʌz ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɔnðə dˌɪsˈeɪbəld lˈɪst dˈuː tʊ ɐ ʃˈoʊldɚɹ ˈɪndʒɚɹi, bɹˈoʊk hɪz lˈɛft pˈɪtʃɪŋ hˈænd ɪn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn wɛn hiː pˈʌntʃt ɐ hoʊtˈɛl dˈoːɹ ɪn wʌt bˈeɪl kˈɔːld "ɐ mˈoʊmənt ʌv fɹʌstɹˈeɪʃən.
In one of the more bizarre instances in recent Royals history, Bale, who was already on the disabled list due to a shoulder injury, broke his left (pitching) hand in May 2010 when he punched a hotel door in what Bale called "a moment of frustration.