That was apparently worse than originally thought.
The Mariners announced they have placed catcher Mike Zunino on the 10-day disabled list with a strained oblique, with the move retroactive to March 27. He had felt stiffness in his side in one of his final at-bats during the Mariners’ batting practice at Safeco Field on Wednesday, their first day back in Seattle from spring training.
Strained oblique is not a good sign. Outfielder Ben Gamel has been out since March 5 with an oblique strain, and he was expected to miss 4-6 weeks, while Mitch Haniger left a late-April game with the same injury last season and didn’t return until June 11.