Rays catcher Navarro sustains nerve contusion in left leg, not expected to miss opener
By APSaturday, March 20, 2010
Rays C Navarro injures leg, but X-rays negative
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro sustained what the team called a nerve contusion in his left leg during a home-plate collision.
Navarro, who was hurt when he tagged out Minnesota’s Jacque Jones in the fourth inning of Saturday’s 6-2 loss, was taken in an ambulance to a local clinic for X-rays, which came back negative.
Navarro stayed on the ground for about eight minutes and was driven off the field on a cart.
An All-Star in 2008, Navarro slumped last season and hit only .218.
The Rays expect Navarro to be ready for Opening Day.
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