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Video: Reds pitcher suffers facial fracture after being hit by line drive off bat of Royals' Perez

Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman was hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Royals catcher Salvador Perez in the in the sixth inning of a Cactus League game Wednesday night in Surprise, Ariz.

The game was called after Chapman was taken to a hospital. He suffered a fracture above his left eye in addition to a laceration and a contusion, according to Reds manager Bryan Price and reports.

This story was originally published March 20, 2014 at 7:31 AM with the headline "Video: Reds pitcher suffers facial fracture after being hit by line drive off bat of Royals' Perez."

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