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3:58 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Near Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was drilled in the right side of the head by a line from Giancarlo Stanton while pitching his first simulated game Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. After being …

Just minutes after the Yankees opened spring 2.0 practice Saturday in the Bronx, Masahiro Tanaka suffered a terrifying injury when he grabbed a driving line to the right side of his head from Giancarlo Stanton’s bat. Tanaka immediately fell onto the mound and the action stopped when coaches rushed to …