Major League Baseball

Red Sox pitchers get wild as Twins earn win

Published May. 28, 2009 6:01 a.m. ET

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Growing up in Scarborough, Ontario, George Kottaras was one of the few youngsters in his neighborhood who didn't play hockey.

After chasing pitch after pitch in the dirt and absorbing a collision at home plate on Wednesday night, the Boston catcher now knows exactly what it feels like.