TORONTO -- Blue Jays pitching coach Bruce Walton narrowly
avoided a serious injury after being hit by a broken bat during
Thursday night's 8-3 victory over the Mariners.  The incident
occurred when Edwin Encarnacion hit a grounder in the first
inning, and a shard of the bat flew into the dugout and hit
Walton. The bat was headed for Walton's head, but he was able to
get his arms up in time.  Walton left the game and was sent for
precautionary X-rays before being diagnosed with a contusion on
both of his forearms.  "It was just to protect his face," Blue
Jays manager John Farrell said. "He's toward the end of the
bench where there's people going to the bat rack. So, there's
people in front of him, and as people are moving out of the way,
here comes a bat flying through the air.  "In this case, while
he's sore and there's definite bone bruises that are there, it
could have been a whole lot worse."  The scary incident prompted
Farrell to speak out against the use of maple bats. Maple bats
are legal, but have a t