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Texas Rangers rookie Jack Leiter gets 1st big league victory after taking a couple of 'hits'

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Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jack Leiter throws to the Boston Red Sox in the second inning of a baseball game, Friday, March 28, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

(ASSOCIATED PRESS)

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers rookie starter Jack Leiter took a couple of “hits” before getting his first big league victory.

Leiter got hit on the head by a ball while in the outfield during batting practice on opening day. Then when starting in the second game Friday night, he got thumped again — this time by a ball tossed at him when he looked down, and struck him in a more sensitive spot below his waist.