X-ray’s negative on Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig
By Bryan Rose
Los Angeles Dodgers fans got a scare Friday night when rookie phenom Yasiel Puig was forced from their blowout win over the Colorado Rockies after fouling two pitches off his leg in the fifth inning.
Puig, who has taken the league by storm, was walking with a noticeable limp and the Dodgers, not wanting to take any chances removed him from the game where he underwent a handful of tests, though thankfully nothing was found as x-ray’s were deemed negative:
"Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said he thinks Puig is OK, and the rookie’s X-rays were clear of major injury.Puig fouled pitches off his leg in the first and fifth innings, and did not appear to be moving well. The Dodgers training staff worked on Puig in the dugout between innings on more than one occasion.“He hit that second one off the same spot,” Mattingly said after the Dodgers won, 11-0. “I just wanted to get ice on that. He was standing in line at the end of the game, so I’m assuming he’s good.”"
With Puig ailing and the Dodgers simply playing out the schedule before they enter the postseason, there’s a very good chance the outfielder will be on the bench today, though the Dodgers said they would like to see him return Sunday.