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Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka Suffers Apparent Head Injury After Getting Hit by Liner

Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka was hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of teammate Giancarlo Stanton during a bullpen session Saturday.

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Masahiro Tanaka was hit in the head with a line drive from the bat of Giancarlo Stanton during a simulated game. https://t.co/biProHbgeK

Erik Boland of Newsday reported Tanaka remained down for several minutes after the incident. Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News noted he later walked off the field with help from trainers.