After wincing after a swing in his fourth inning at-bat against the Houston Astros on Wednesday night, Detroit Tigers right fielder Nomar Mazara had to leave the contest in the middle of his at-bat. He was diagnosed with a abdominal strain in his left side, and today the Tigers have placed him on the 10-day injured list.
Those soft tissue injuries in the core can be tricky, so the move was not unexpected. Even a mild strain can linger quite a while and it behooves the player in this situation to make sure they are 100 percent before taking any cuts and risking re-injuring themselves.