Exclusive | Foul ball cracking skull of woman at Padres game heard around the world

It started in seconds and ended in chaos.A foul ball screaming into the stands at T-Mobile Park in Seattle suddenly turned a Friday night matchup between the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners into a frightening emergency scene after a fan was struck in the head and rushed for medical care.The woman, identified as Jamie Golla, was in the stands when the ball rocketed into the seating area and hit her, instantly shifting the atmosphere from casual ballpark energy to a tense, medical response situation.She was taken to Harborview Medical Center for treatment.The California Post learned the moment unfolded while Jamie was filming a video with a friend after receiving a message from another friend, Aluna.In the clip, she appears to be tracking the ball with her eyes before briefly looking away, assuming it had been caught in the upper seating area, just moments before impact.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story While play continued on the field, everything in the stands changed immediately as attention snapped to the injured fan and staff responded to the scene.Jamie later addressed the viral attention and criticism, telling The Post, “I’m feeling a little better than yesterday.My head is still a bit swollen, and I’ve been getting minor headaches here and there, but overall I’m doing okay.

I didn’t think this video was going to blow up.I appreciate the people who have been checking up on me.”She also pushed back on online judgment, saying people are “really cruel and quick to judge, especially from a short clip without knowing the full situation,” while confirming she is recovering and no one else was injured.Jamie said Mariners staff reached out by phone to check on her condition, requested updates from doctors, and later offered the grou...