NEW YORK (Reuters) – Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett has been diagnosed with mild concussion symptoms after being hit in the head with a ball during spring training, the team said on Monday.
Beckett dropped to one knee and team mates called for the training staff after he was hit on the side of the head by a batted ball while standing in short left field, according to a report on the team's website (boston.redsox.mlb.com/).
The right-handed pitcher, a two-times All Star who went a disappointing 6-6 with a 5.78 ERA last season with Boston, was sent home after being examined at the ballpark by a doctor and will be reevaluated on Tuesday.
"He's got a headache," said Red Sox Manager Terry Francona. "He's been evaluated already. We'll get somebody to look at him tonight, and then, when he comes in (on Tuesday), we'll check on him again to see what level, if any, of a workout he could do -- or should do."
Beckett won a World Series championship with the Red Sox in 2007 and was the Most Valuable Player when he led the Florida Marlins to the title in 2003.
source: Yahoo News
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