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Kinsler in concussion protocol; V-Mart rests knee
- Updated: September 20, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — Ian Kinsler was diagnosed with a mild concussion and placed in the concussion protocol after the Tigers’ second baseman took a Trevor Bauer pitch off his helmet on Sunday in Cleveland.
Kinsler was held out of the Tigers’ lineup for Tuesday’s opener against the Twins after feeling recurring symptoms while riding an exercise bike earlier in the day.
“He feels better but he’s still a little — I guess groggy would be the way to describe it, a little foggy,” manager Brad Ausmus said. “So clearly, we’re not going to put him in there.”
Kinsler will continue to go through the tests until he feels no such symptoms, either in the tests or during pregame activities like batting practice.
“He felt really good,” head athletic trainer Kevin Rand. “He hadn’t had any signs yesterday or today except for just a little bit of fogginess.”
Kinsler was one of three Tigers hitters struck by pitches from Bauer on Sunday in …
