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Don Long and maple bats, one year later

By Buster Olney

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Don Long, the hitting coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates, ventured over to the back fields at the Phillies' complex in Clearwater, Fla., on Friday afternoon to see old friends. Watching their eyes, he could see them drawn to the scar that runs vertically down the right side of his face, and they'd ask how he is doing. He is doing fine, almost a year after the barrel of a maple bat tumbled into his cheek, gashing him badly. In the aftermath of the injury to Long, and injuries to others, Major Leag ...

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