Paplham took a line drive off the side of the head Sunday versus the Dodgers, forcing him to exit the game in the bottom of the eighth inning, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports. Paplham was in the midst of his first appearance of the spring,

Padres manager Mike Shildt said the line drive that hit Padres pitcher Cole Paplham in the face on Sunday resulted in fractures. “They’re working through all the concussion protocol stuff, but he is alert,