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Daric Barton, right, smacked his head on the bottom of a pool during the all-star break, requiring six staples to close the gash and leaving the Oakland first baseman with a neck strain that landed him on the disabled list Saturday. Barton said he was at a friend’s apartment in California when he dived into a pool Sunday night. He didn’t realize how shallow it was, and he hit his head on the bottom. He never lost consciousness, but blood began gushing down his face and Barton went to the emergency room. “As soon as I did it, I was kind of in shock,” he said. “My head’s fine. I jarred my neck a little bit.”
