SAN FRANCISCO -- Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford has a lower back muscular injury that has taken him out of the lineup and could put him on the disabled list.
The 34-year-old Crawford, plagued by injuries in recent years, inherited the starting left-field job when Andre Ethier broke his right leg two weeks ago. However, Crawford said he's been dealing with lower back pain since the middle of Spring Training and "it finally got to the point where I couldn't take the pain and needed to say something. With me being like that, it's not helping anything.