The first official day of Yankees summer camp didn't start off on the best foot.
About half an hour into televised live BP, Masahiro Tanaka took a line drive to the head off of Giancarlo Stanton's bat.
Tanaka, who was throwing BP without a screen, immediately hit the ground after Stanton's hot shot hit him directly on the right side of his head.
Medical staff quickly attended to Tanaka who spent at least a minute laying on the ground holding his head. It seemed as though some immediate concussion tests happened on the mound, and no blood was visible. After a few minutes, Masahiro was escorted to the clubhouse by medical staff.
Stanton, who was hit in the face by a pitch in 2014, was visibly shaken.
After the incident, Yankee staff brought out an L-screen in front of the mound before Jordan Montgomery continued live BP. After the workout, Boone said the pitchers had preference about pitching with a screen. It was Tanaka's preference to pitch without one.
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