Felix Pie is having a great spring, so what do you think happened today? Yankees closer Mariano Rivera just hit him square on the back of the ankle with a pitch. Pie went down in the batters box and has been removed from the game.
Oddly enough, he was hit on the leg that he wears a shin guard, but the ball found the exposed area right behind it.
I'm sure we'll get an update soon.
Game update: The Yankees scored four runs in the first inning off Orioles starter Alfredo Simon, but have not been heard from since. The Orioles just rallied with three unearned runs against Rivera in the sixth inning.