While the strain in his side seemed innocuous enough, the all-too-common early warning sign of an oblique strain was confirmed this afternoon as Mike Zunino will hit the 10-day DL, retroactive to 3/27.
That last part of the news is key. Zunino being hampered in any capacity is no good, but if there was truly the chance that he could be ready sooner, and the team instead is being heavily cautious, Zunino’s timetable would put him ready to return on 4/5, following the Mariners’ series against the San Francisco Giants.