A woman who was seriously injured by a shattered baseball bat at a Red Sox game at Fenway Park was released from the hospital Friday, officials said.
Tonya Carpenter, 44, of Paxton, was at the June 5 game with her 8-year-old son, Aidan, and her former boss at Liberty Construction when she was struck in the face by a piece from a broken bat swung by Oakland Athletics batter Brett Lawrie.
Carpenter was released from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and taken to an unnamed rehabilitation center. She remains in good condition, the hospital said in a statement.
“Ms. Carpenter’s recovery so far has been excellent,” Dr. Efstathios Papavassiliou of the hospital’s neurosurgery department said in the statement. “She’s getting stronger every day, and we’ve seen tremendous progress. We’re confident she’s ready to move forward with the next phase of her care.”
Carpenter was seated near the visitors’ dugout on the third-base side when the bat piece flew into the stands during the second inning.
In a statement, the Red Sox welcomed the news of Carpenter’s progress in treatment.
“All of us are heartened to hear of the progress that Tonya is making,” the team said “Our family is in touch with hers, and we continue to send our very best wishes.”
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Travis Andersen of the Globe Staff contributed to this report. Aneri Pattani can be reached at aneri.pattani@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @apattani95.