Cleveland — The natural inclination for a professional athlete is to push through pain. Baseball players will tell you the only time they feel 100% healthy is on the first day of spring training. Stuff starts aching on day two and it doesn’t relent.
So, for sure Eduardo Rodriguez wanted to keep pitching on Wednesday against the Rays in St. Petersburg. He felt a sharp pain in his left side, but OK, let’s throw a few more pitches and try to work it out.
Victor Reyes fought going on the injured list earlier this month, figuring he could play through the quad tightness.