Craig Kimbrel nearly struck by can that lands in Yankee Stadium bullpen

Tom Gatto

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Craig Kimbrel nearly struck by can that lands in Yankee Stadium bullpen image

Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel had a close call with what appeared to be a falling beer can Tuesday as he left the bullpen for his AL Division Series Game 4 appearance vs. the Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

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The can landed just a few feet from Kimbrel, who looked oblivious as a New York police officer moved to push him out of harm's way.

Kimbrel entered the game in the middle of the ninth inning with the Red Sox leading 4-1. He allowed two runs before retiring Gleyber Torres on a game- and series-ending ground ball to third base.

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Boston closed out its archrival in four games. It will now face Houston in the AL Championship Series.

Tom Gatto

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Tom Gatto joined The Sporting News as a senior editor in 2000 after 12 years at The Herald-News in Passaic, N.J., where he served in a variety of roles including sports editor, and a brief spell at APBNews.com in New York, where he worked as a syndication editor. He is a 1986 graduate of the University of South Carolina.