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Yankees Ace Luis Severino Hit by Line Drive in 'Upper Back' During Batting Practice

Yankees ace Luis Severino was hit by a line drive in the upper back during batting practice before Saturday's game against the Blue Jays. He popped up shortly after he was hit and appeared to be alright, though he was taken off the field for evaluation.

During BP just now Severino took a line drive it appeared off the back of his neck/head area and went down. Did get up & is still out there

— Erik Boland (@eboland11) September 23, 2017

While this may seem like a rare occurrence—and in the grand scheme of things, it is—this actually isn't the first time a Yankees pitcher was hit by a line drive during batting practice.