Boston Herald · May 13, 2017
Dbacks' Iannetta has stitches in lip, fractured teeth, nose
Credit: The Associated PressPHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Chris Iannetta has several stitches in his lip, plus a couple of fractured teeth and a broken nose after getting hit in the face by a fastball.
Manager Torey Lovullo says Iannetta is "doing OK" a day after being struck Friday night by a 93 mph pitch from Pittsburgh's Johnny Barbato.
Lovullo says tests for a concussion were negative and that Iannetta was still being monitored. Lovullo says the Diamondbacks are "very fortunate" it wasn't worse.
There is a history of such incidents between the two teams, but Lovullo said that he in no way believes the Pirates were trying to hit Iannetta.
