Scary moment in yesterday’s Indians-Mariners game.
Miguel Olivo, who scored a two-year, $7 million deal with the Mariners over the winter, had to be carted off the field after grabbing his left leg and falling face first onto home plate while scoring on a sacrifice fly in the second inning.
The initial diagnosis was a strained groin muscle, but Mariners manager Eric Wedge told Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times that they’ll know more after an MRI exam on Monday.
“You always hate to see that and now we just hope for whatever the best case scenario is. That’s what we hope for. We’ll just take it day to day continue to get him looked at and see where we are at.’'
Groin injuries can be particularly tricky with catchers, obviously, so Adam Moore and Josh Bard would likely share time behind the plate if Olivo has to miss to miss a significant amount of time. Though as we already know, Olivo is a pretty tough dude.
