Papa Grande is one tough hombre

[Lefty]

Valverde took a line drive off his face and remained in the game to get the save. ESPN showed him lying flat on his stomach for a minute before getting up.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=280523118&action=playvideo&hcmp=motion

 

[Brian in Mesa]

 

[boondockdrunk]

I saw a reverse shot that made it look not so bad. He got his glove on the ball, causing it to deflect just slightly off his cheek. Still, it was pretty impressive that he finished the game.