A baseball fan is suing MLB star Jorge Soler … claiming he hurled a ball into the stands during a 2021 World Series game that ended up causing an “excruciating injury to her right eye.”
The lawsuit was filed by Mayra Morris in Georgia on Oct. 25 … nearly two years after she says Soler caused the injury during one of the Braves vs. Astros championship games at Truist Park in Atlanta.
Norris claims she, her husband and her brother-in-law had seats for the Oct. 29, 2021 contest near the right field grass … when in the fifth inning, Soler changed her life completely.
She alleges the then-Atlanta Braves outfielder hit her “directly” in her eye after he threw a baseball into the stands during a break in the action “with great force, speed, and intensity.”
In the suit, Norris says Soler’s toss was not “incidental to the game or any warm-up between players.” She also says that after she got checked out by medical personnel, she was diagnosed with multiple fractures, an edema, and an infra-orbital abrasion … which will require long-term medical care.
She’s suing Soler and the Braves for unspecified damages.
Meanwhile, Norris’ husband, Scott Norris, is also listed as a plaintiff in the suit … after he alleges the “loss of companionship, love, affection and intimacy” as a result of the incident.
The Braves did not have a comment on the suit when reached this week … according to Atlanta News First.
As for Soler, he was a superstar during the series … helping the Braves win it all, before earning MVP honors. He later went on to sign a three-year deal with the Miami Marlins in the offseason.