The Mariners have elected to place catcher Mike Zunino on the 10-day DL with a left oblique strain, per a club announcement. David Freitas was recalled to take his spot on the active roster.
Per the club, the injury occurred during a workout on Wednesday. The initial hope, though, had been that the it wouldn’t require a DL stint. It’s still unclear how long Zunino will be down.
Clearly, the M’s were not anticipating opening the year without their top backstop. Zunino turned in a big 2017 season — .251/.331/.509 with 25 home runs — and is expected to be a key component of Seattle’s hopes in 2018. Hopefully this muscle injury will not prove to be a major obstacle.
It’s been a long Mariners season so far.
Marjama took a bat to the hand in the opener, but stayed in and did a heck of a job considering. Hopefully he can make the most of this opportunity. Freitas will get called up to help out.
Seattle’s luck with injuries continues to baffle me.
A team should never need a catcher’s offensive production. They get too banged up.
Catcher is a defensive position, but I’d always want an OK bat when it comes to catcher.
#truetothelose
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