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.

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.

ARLINGTON - Much of Jack Leiter’s first turn through the major leagues had been a proverbial comebacker to the crotch. Funny then, that perhaps the thing he’ll remember most about his first major league win was the literal one.

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