"Brian McCann spent two hours on Wednesday night visiting with Braves minor league manager Luis Salazar, who reassured him that his spirits were high despite losing his left eye after being struck by a McCann foul ball last week.

The Braves said Wednesday that Salazar had undergone surgery to remove his left eye. He was released from Orlando Regional Medical Center that afternoon, met with McCann at his hotel on Wednesday night, and was on his way home to Boca Raton, Fla. on Thursday evening.

"Sitting down with him was awesome," McCann said Thursday afternoon. "His attitude is off the charts. He's looking at it as a positive, with what could have happened. He's alive. That's the most important thing."

McCann first saw Salazar in the hospital just hours after Salazar was hit in the face, knocked unconscious and airlifted to the hospital, leaving McCann and other Braves players and staff to fear the worst – death or possible brain damage."