( CNN ) -- Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins -- a contender for the National League 's most valuable player award -- will apparently sit out the rest of the season after a pitched ball struck him in the face . The impact shattered bones and caused tooth damage , according to the team . The ball , thrown by Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Mike Fiers , hit Stanton during an at-bat in the fifth inning of Thursday night 's game in Milwaukee . It appeared to strike him on the left cheek , just below his eye . Stanton fell to the ground , bleeding , and was taken from the field on a stretcher . The team later said on Twitter he 'd suffered facial cuts , broken bones and tooth damage . Marlins manager Mike Redmond said Stanton would be out for the rest of the year . `` It 's devastating for us . Devastating , '' he told reporters in a Fox Sports Florida video posted on the team 's website . `` I mean , for his season to end like that , that 's not good . '' Fiers , who hit another player after Stanton -- sparking a bench-clearing altercation -- was apologetic on Twitter : . Stanton , who has a .288 batting average , leads the National League with 37 home runs and 105 RBIs .
A pitch hits Giancarlo Stanton in the face . Stanton has `` facial fractures & dental damage , '' his team , the Miami Marlins , tweets . Pitcher Mike Fiers tweets that he is `` deeply sorry about what happened '' Stanton has been frequently named as a contender for NL most valuable player .