OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Vogt writhed in pain for several minutes after getting hit in the groin by a foul tip in the eighth inning. Oakland's All-Star catcher had just come in to catch after starting the game at first base.
Manager Bob Melvin, a former catcher, knew immediately it was serious. Vogt was sent to a local hospital for tests before the Seattle Mariners finished off the Athletics 3-2 on Sunday.
"He was in a lot of pain," Melvin said. "It's going to be a few days and it could be a little while. I hope there is nothing fractured.