MILWAUKEE — Francisco Cervelli did not suffer a broken bone Friday night when he took a pitch off his right foot while catching, according to a source.
Juan Nicasio’s eighth-inning pitch hit Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Scooter Gennett’s pant leg before hitting Cervelli in the inside of the right foot. He was down behind the plate in pain before being helped off the field, without putting any weight on his right leg.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review first reported that Cervelli had avoided a fracture.
Cervelli missed more than a month earlier this season because of a fractured hamate bone in his left hand.