Oakland A’s pitcher Chris Bassitt ‘conscious and aware’ after line drive strikes head

CHICAGO — Oakland Athletics ace Chris Bassitt was carted off the field in the second inning of Tuesday night’s game against the Chicago White Sox after being hit in the head by a line drive.

Bassitt was “conscious and aware,” the A’s said in a tweet, adding that he was being taken to a local hospital.

Oakland manager Bob Melvin said after the game, a 9-0 A’s loss, that Bassitt never lost consciousness.

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