Kyle Lewis of the Twins needs oral surgery after being hit by a pitch in the jaw Wednesday afternoon:

After the game, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli told reporters that Farmer would undergo a procedure the same day to realign his teeth and close a laceration in his lower jaw but had avoided the more feared outcome of a fractured jaw:

“Thank god we got the news that was better than what we were expecting. It looks like he is going to have a procedure today to realign his teeth and to fix a major laceration of the lower jaw. It doesn’t appear that there’s actually a fracture or fractures, which is probably some sort of miracle, if that’s the case. 

“One of the more difficult days that you’re going to have at a ballpark. You just can’t stop thinking about him and what he’s gone through and what he’s about to go through.”

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Video is here. I remember being in the centerfield bleachers at Fenway when Oil Can Boyd of the Red Sox hit Don Slaught of the Rangers in a similar fashion. Everyone in the park had their stomach turn, and Boyd was beside himself. It’s a very scary moment, and I wish Farmer a quick recovery.