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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Cincinnati Reds' closer Aroldis Chapman throws during an exhibition game. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cincinnati Reds\u00A0reliever Aroldis Chapman\u00A0was cleared to participate in live batting practice, a month after a being hit in the head by a live drive, reports\u00A0John Fay of the &lt;em&gt;Cincinnati Enquirer.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chapman\u00A0suffered multiple fractures above his left eye and nose and a concussion after\u00A0being struck by a ball hit by Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez in a spring training game\u00A0on March 19. He had surgery two days later to\u00A0insert a metal plate into his face.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week, Chapman stepped closer\u00A0to making it back to the mound, throwing\u00A0a 25-pitch bullpen sessions on Monday and\u00A0traveling\u00A0on the upcoming 10-game road trip with the\u00A0team.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CORCORAN: The Small Sample Size All-Stars: 10 players off to surprising hot starts&lt;/strong&gt;\nThe team has been using Jonathan Broxton and Manny Parra in the closer role.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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