Brandon Larson is treated in the dugout after he was in the head by a foul ball. (AP photo) | ZOOM |

        ST. LOUIS - Reds third baseman Brandon Larson broke his left hand in a freak of baseball nature Wednesday night and will miss the rest of the season, manager Bob Boone said.

        Larson was in the dugout when he was hit in the head by a foul ball by Todd Walker in the fourth inning. The ball smacked Larson in the right ear as he was leaning against protection netting at the top of the dugout.

        Larson fell when he was hit and broke his hand.

        He was taken to a hospital, where a CAT scan turned out negative.

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