Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman exited Sunday’s highway recreation towards the Boston Pink Sox after taking a foul tip off his masks within the third inning.
Interim supervisor Tony Mansolino mentioned Rutschman was eliminated as a precaution and shall be monitored over the subsequent 24 hours. He did not say whether or not Rutschman is in concussion protocol.
Whereas the Orioles star remained within the recreation for the fourth inning, Baltimore despatched up Maverick Handley as a pinch-hitter for him within the high of the fifth inning.
“As soon as (trainers) felt there was a must take him out as a precaution, we did it instantly,” Mansolino mentioned.
Within the third, Rafael Devers swung at a first-pitch fastball that despatched a foul tip into Rutschman’s masks. The sport was paused for a number of moments because the catcher collected himself and remained within the recreation.
It is one other blow for Baltimore, which already has 10 gamers on the injured checklist, together with catcher Gary Sanchez, who served as Rutschman’s backup. On Sunday, Handley changed Rutschman — who has performed in 352 of a attainable 376 regular-season video games over the previous two-plus seasons.
Rutschman was the No. 1 total draft decide in 2019. This season, he’s batting simply .211 with 5 homers and 15 RBIs in 50 video games.
In his 4 seasons within the majors, the two-time All-Star has batted .256 with 57 residence runs and 216 RBIs in 465 video games.
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