Injured Yankees cameraman, a cancer survivor, having ‘tough’ recovery’

If it wasn’t for dangerous luck, Pete Stendel wouldn’t have any luck in any respect.

Nevertheless it’s uncertain he sees it that means.

The YES Community cameraman is having a “robust” restoration from his beaning last month at Yankee Stadium, according to The Athletic’s Brendan Kuty, who additionally experiences Stendel is therapeutic up from surgical procedure for prostate most cancers.

On July 5, the Yankees had been internet hosting the Orioles when Baltimore shortstop Gunnar Henderson airmailed a throw to first base within the fifth inning and hit Stendel within the head.

The 68-year-old Stendel grabbed his head and fell backward, with play stopping for quarter-hour for medical personnel to help.

UPDATE on cameraman Pete Stendel, who was hit by an errant thrown baseball eventually night time’s Yankees recreation:

Pete suffered an orbital fracture and is residence resting. He and his household admire everybody’s assist. pic.twitter.com/DzHEdSo5av

— YES Community (@YESNetwork) July 6, 2023

Stendel left Yankee Stadium on a backboard, elevating a hand to offer a peace signal because the cart drove off the sphere.

The subsequent day, YES Nework introduced Stendel suffered an orbital fracture and a concussion.

In keeping with Kuty, Stendel didn’t require surgical procedure however nonetheless has imaginative and prescient issues, together with “psychedelic little bubbles, little flashes of sunshine” coming by way of his left eye.

Kuty additionally experiences Stendel was identified with early-stage prostate most cancers in January.

However a month later the most cancers turned “aggressive,” prompting the daddy of two to choose to take away his prostate fairly than undergo radiation or chemotherapy.

Stendel was scheduled for surgical procedure on July 24 and regardless of the attention harm, was in a position to go forward with the operation.

A GoFundMe has been set up by a buddy to assist Stendel, who works as a freelancer, deal with the mounting medical prices.

The fund’s purpose is $25,000, however as of Monday, 305 contributions totaling greater than $30,000 have been recorded.

In keeping with Kuty, Stendel believes he’s a “actually fortunate man.”

“I beat most cancers,” he stated. “And I didn’t lose my imaginative and prescient.”