DETROIT (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays already have 15 players on the injured list. Now pitching coach Kyle Snyder might be on the shelf, too.
Snyder injured himself walking toward the mound to visit ace Shane McClanahan during the seventh inning of a 9-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
The 44-year-old Snyder had to return to the dugout, and manager Kevin Cash went out to speak with McClanahan instead.
“He pulled a calf muscle—pulled it, strained it, popped it—we haven’t gotten the final injury report yet,” Cash said. “I had to step up.