- Commissioner’s statement on Ventura, Marte
- Ronnie O’Sullivan: Masters champion ‘felt so vulnerable’ in final
- Arron Fletcher Wins 2017 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event ($140,224)
- Smith challenges Warner to go big in India
- Moncada No. 1 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Braves land 2 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Kingery makes MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- New Zealand wrap up 2-0 after Bangladesh implosion
- Mathews, Pradeep, Gunathilaka to return to Sri Lanka
- Elliott hopes for rain for Poli
Suzuki, Park day to day after injury exits
- Updated: May 8, 2016
CHICAGO — A 7-2 loss to the White Sox on Saturday night was the Twins’ fourth straight defeat, and this one came with more collateral damage.
So, consider this the good news for the Twins: catcher Kurt Suzuki stood at his locker after the game and was adamant he is fine despite leaving the game in the fifth inning with upper shoulder trapezius tightness.
Suzuki took a foul ball off his mask in the first inning that caused an injury delay, but he caught three more innings before leaving. Suzuki said he passed concussion tests after the game.
“Just a precautionary thing,” Suzuki said. “I feel fine. I’ve never been in a fight before. … But you get hit, you get dazed, it’s kind of like that. Get a little whiplash. Nothing major, just the kind of thing where you don’t want it to happen again.”
Manager Paul Molitor said Juan Centeno will start at catcher Sunday but thinks Suzuki will be available as a backup.
The Twins also lost Byung Ho Park on Saturday when …
continue reading in source mlb.mlb.com
