Belle Hit Photographer

Temperamental outfielder Albert Belle threw a baseball that hit a photographer who had taken his picture before a game two weeks ago, the Cleveland Indians confirmed.

Photographer Tony Tomsic, whose hand was cut by the ball, was satisfied with the team’s response and has not filed a complaint, said Bob DiBiasio, Indians vice president of public relations.

Tomsic, working for Sports Illustrated, was standing near the Indians’ dugout before the April 6 game against Toronto when he was struck in the left hand by a ball Belle threw from the outfield. Belle had been angered because Tomsic took his picture while he was stretching earlier.