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- Updated: August 27, 2016
HOUSTON — Nick Franklin was reinstated from the seven-day concussion disabled list on Saturday.
Franklin was removed from the Rays’ 2-0 win over the Padres on Aug. 17 before the second inning after sustaining a head contusion. Kevin Kiermaier accidentally hit Franklin — who was wearing a helmet — on a back-swing while warming up in the on-deck circle before the bottom of the first, but he stayed in for his first at-bat and walked. He went on the DL on Aug. 20.
“It was just fatigue and getting back to that workload and understanding that it’s really not a big issue and understanding it wasn’t as bad as the last two,” said Franklin when asked about the effects. “It wasn’t nearly as the last concussions.”
To make room for Franklin, the Rays optioned right-hander Tyler Sturdevant to Triple-A Durham. Sturdevant was recalled prior to Thursday’s game and struck out both batters he faced in the ninth inning of the Rays’ 2-1 win over the Red Sox. He is 0-1 with a 3.93 ERA in 16 games this season.
Franklin told reporters he suffered two other concussions in his career, which both occurred while still in the Mariners’ organization. In 2011 he got hit by a bat …
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