The Distance

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This season's barrage of batted-ball injuries continued Saturday, when Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees lined what would be a run-scoring double off the head of Cleveland pitcher David Huff. Fans at Yankee Stadium let out a collective "Oh!" as the ball caromed off the left side of Huff's head and into right field. The cringe-worthy sight rattled players on both teams, with Indians outfielder Trevor Crowe calling it "one of the first times in baseball I was fearful for someone's life."

Rodriguez had both hands on his helmet before reaching second base and quickly made a beeline for the mound, where he knelt with head bowed as trainers from both teams tended to Huff. The pitcher lay face down in the dirt for several minutes before he was fitted with a neck collar, rolled onto a backboard and carted off the field. A CAT scan proved negative, and Huff's lone post-game symptoms were wooziness and a lump on his head the size of a golf ball.

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