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Rays' Kevin Kiermaier to reportedly miss two months with fracture in hip area

Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier was forced to exit Thursday's game against the White Sox after suffering an injury to his hip while sliding into first base. The play can be seen here, along with Kiermaier discussing it:

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Kiermaier talks injury in 5th

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We generally hate the slide into first base unless it's to avoid a collision, and it's possible that's what happened here. It's just that Kiermaier's foot caught the front of first base and buckled his hip.