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Francisco Cervelli Suffers Concussion

By Connor Byrne | May 25, 2019 at 10:51pm CDT

Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli exited the team’s game against the Dodgers on Saturday with concussion-like symptoms, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was among those to report. Cervelli left after Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson’s bat struck him in the head on a backswing.

This could be the latest in a frighteningly long line of brain injuries for Cervelli. The 33-year-old has dealt with well-documented concussion issues dating back to his time as a member of the Yankees, with whom he played from 2008-14, and they haven’t let up in Pittsburgh. Cervelli spent time on the injured list with a concussion on multiple occasions last season.

Injuries, not just to the head, have been an unfortunate hazard of the position for Cervelli throughout his time in the majors. Cervelli has been quite productive for most of his MLB career when he has taken the field, though he has only reached the 105-game mark once (in 2015). He appeared in 104 during his concussion-shortened 2018 campaign and was one of the Pirates’ best players, slashing .259/.378/.431 (125 wRC+) with a personal-high 12 home runs in 404 plate appearances.

So far this season, Cervelli hasn’t been able to build on his productive 2018 as he closes out a three-year, $31MM extension. An uptick in strikeouts, a decrease in walks and a power outage have limited Cervelli to a brutal .193/.279/.248 line (49 wRC+) and one homer in 123 trips to the plate. Backup Elias Diaz has offered similar numbers, leaving the Pirates in dire straits behind the plate.

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  1. mlb1225

    2 years ago

    Cervelli is a magnet to anything that can possibly hurt him. It wasn’t even Pederson’s backswing. The bat broke and flew back and whacked Cervelli in the head.

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  2. jorge78

    2 years ago

    Time to retire…..

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  3. Senioreditor

    2 years ago

    Actually it wasn’t the backswing but the bat shattered during the swing.

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  4. Mendoza Line 215

    2 years ago

    Diaz has hit quite well the last couple of weeks and that is one reason why Francisco has not played much recently.I am surprised that the writer did not see his current batting average.
    Francisco is a warrior and the Pirates will miss him but he is too injury prone in general to really hold down the #1 catching job anymore.
    This may very well mean that Stallings will be brought back up but if this for an extended length of time I would be quite surprised that they could get waivers on Stallings again when Cervelli comes back.

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    • GareBear

      2 years ago

      With a .282/.279 obp and slg to make him still 44% worse then league average with the bat. He has had a few more hits but he is still unproductive

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  5. Erik

    2 years ago

    This guy is doing nothing with the bat

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  6. HalosHeavenJJ

    2 years ago

    Retire. Losing cognitive function isn’t worth it. He should be financially set but that’s pointless if you can’t enjoy it

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  7. julyn82001

    2 years ago

    Like accidents, injuries happen too. Francisco is a tremendous player and a competitor. Cervelli will be back.

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