By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | -- Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano left Wednesday's game against the Royals after being hit in the batting helmet by a pitch.

Cano was batting in the fifth inning against Kansas City right-hander Nate Adcock when he was struck on the right side of the head with a 93-mph fastball that knocked off his helmet.

Cano appeared to be dazed for a few moments and was attended to on the field by manager Joe Girardi and assistant athletic trainer Steve Donohue, who checked Cano's vision with a flashlight.

NEW YORK -- The batting cage has been Alex Rodriguez's sanctuary even more than usual lately, as the Yankees slugger searches for the mechanics that will power baseballs to the gaps and over the wall.

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Earlier this month, the Rangers and Josh Hamilton came under a lot of scrutiny for a play that was deemed wreckless and called "stupid" by Josh himself.

I saw it differently.