Choi out a projected eight weeks due to Achilles strain

DENVER -- When Ji-Man Choi talked with traveling media in St. Louis this weekend, he wanted to see how his left ankle/Achilles felt before acknowledging if it was something that could sideline him for a couple days.

As it turns out, he is going to be out a couple months.

Director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk told traveling media Wednesday that Choi will be in a boot for several weeks due to his left Achilles tendon strain, and that he should return to full baseball activities in eight weeks.

Tomczyk said that Choi had been dealing with some discomfort in that area since spring training. He left the team this road trip to examined by the team's specialists in Pittsburgh.

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