Rays' Longoria leaves game in Japan with apparent injury

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria departed Tuesday's game against Samurai Japan with an apparent injury after being hit by a pitch, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. 

Longoria was hit in the left forearm by Japanese pitcher Shohei Otani in the third inning and was replaced by Eduardo Nunez in the fourth. 

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It's the third time in the five-game series that a member of the MLB All-Star team has left early due to an injury. Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano suffered a broken toe after he was hit by a pitch Saturday and Rays reliever Jeff Beliveau departed the same game with a mild left lat strain. 

The MLB All-Stars beat Japan 3-1 in the final game of the series.