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Former NFL Linebacker Charged in Attack on Yankees Prospect

Former New York Yankees first-round pick Ty Hensley is currently recovering from what has been described as a vicious attack that left him with multiple facial injuries, including a broken jaw.

The attack occurred in a suburb of Oklahoma City back on December 28th.

Former Carolina Panthers linebacker Anthony Morales, who was released by the team in training camp, has been charged with felony assault in the case. 

Hensley’s lawyer, Jacob Diesselhorst, had this to say about the case.

Ty has no understanding why this occurred or why this person attacked him like this.

The lawyer went on to indicate that the relationship between Hensley and Morales is more of a “friend of a friend” type of thing. Both are from the same town in Oklahoma, but apparently had no direct relationship prior to the night of the alleged incident.

Diesselhorst also had this to say about Hensley’s current condition.

Ty was hospitalized and is now home recovering,” Diesselhorst said of the 6-foot-4, 220-pound Hensley. “He has multiple injuries to his face, most notably a broken jaw in multiple places. Luckily, he has no neurological injuries of any kind. He is pretty beaten up. He is doing well now and recovering. Besides his facial injuries, we expect him to make a full recovery.

Hensley, 21, was a first-round pick in the 2012 MLB draft out of  Edmond Santa Fe High School in Oklahoma. He spent the 2014 season splitting time between rookie and low-level Single-A ball.

Morales was an un-drafted free agent out of Weber State this past offseason. He failed to make it out of camp with the Panthers.

Photo: USA Today

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