Kinsler shows concussion signs after beaning

CLEVELAND — Ian Kinsler’s 10th career ejection was the result of a misconstrued gesture, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said after Sunday’s 9-5 win over the Indians. But by game’s end, that was the lesser of Ausmus’ concerns with his star second baseman.

Kinsler had stayed in the game after taking a Trevor Bauer fastball off the top of his helmet in the third inning. Though he passed an initial concussion exam administered by head athletic trainer Kevin Rand, he was feeling worse by the time home-plate umpire Jordan Baker ejected him at the end of the fifth inning.

By game’s end, he was showing concussion symptoms.

“After the game, he was a little dizzy,” Ausmus said. “He certainly has some symptoms of a concussion.”

Ausmus said Kinsler was being checked every time he was in the dugout. Steven Moya had grabbed a bat and was getting ready to potentially pinch-hit for Kinsler in the fourth if he couldn’t go, Ausmus said.

“If Kevin thought there was an indication that a concussion was there, we would have taken him …

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