Boston Red Sox veteran Justin Turner left a spring training game Monday after taking a pitch directly to the face, leaving him on the ground and bleeding from his mouth.
The scary scene came in the bottom of the first inning, with Turner facing Detroit Tigers right-hander Matt Manning. Turner spent a minute on the ground as Red Sox trainers looked at him and eventually left while covering his face with a towel. You can see the pitch here.
The Red Sox released a statement a couple of hours later saying Turner had been taken to a local hospital for further evaluation.