SportsTicker: Rangers DH Sosa leaves game after getting beaned

Sammy Sosa was helped off the field after getting hit in the head by a pitch Saturday night.

With the Texas Rangers leading 5-0, Sosa was leading off the top of the third inning when the second pitch from Cleveland Indians starter Cliff Lee skimmed off Sosa’s shoulder and hit him flush on the left side of the head. The veteran slugger dropped to the ground and stayed down on one knee for about two minutes before walking off under his own power.
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There is no word yet as to his condition or if he will miss any further action. The beaning appeared to be accidental, and no Rangers made any move to charge the mound.
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Sosa had been honored with an elaborate ceremony prior to the game by the Rangers for recently hitting his 600th career home run, and had a large contingent of family and friends in attendance. Included among the dignitaries in attendance were actor Vin Diesel, who is a good friend of Sosa…