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Twins C Sánchez nearly struck by teammate Celestino's swing
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Minnesota Twins catcher Gary Sanchez, left, celebrates with relief pitcher Caleb Thielbar after they defeated the Chicago White Sox in a baseball game in Chicago, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. - photo by AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh
CHICAGO (AP) — Minnesota Twins catcher Gary Sánchez was feeling fortunate Sunday after he nearly walked into a major injury. Sánchez was almost struck in the head by a full swing by teammate Gilberto Celestino during Minnesota's 5-1 victory against the Chicago White Sox. The incident occurred when Chicago brought in Kendall Graveman to face Sánchez with two outs in the eighth inning.