Chris Iannetta has fractured teeth, broken nose after pitch to face

Posted May 14, 2017
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Chris Iannetta has several stitches in his upper lip, plus a couple of fractured teeth and a broken nose after getting hit in the face by a fastball. "He's doing OK, and I think we're all lucky and fortunate for that," manager Torey Lovullo said Saturday. Iannetta was struck by a 93 mph pitch from Pittsburgh reliever Johnny Barbato in the seventh inning Friday. (ESPN.com)

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