The injury bug has bitten Detroit Tigers star Yoenis Cespedes, as he left the team’s spring training game on Thursday with a leg injury.
Continue for updates.
Cespedes Not Traveling to Jupiter
Saturday, March 14
James Schmehl of MLive.com reported that while Cespedes is feeling better, he won’t travel with the Tigers to Jupiter, Florida, for spring training games on Sunday and Monday.
Cespedes Day-to-Day with Quad Issue
Thursday, March 12
According to Jason Beck of MLB.com, Cespedes was taken out with tightness in his left quadriceps and is officially listed as day-to-day:
The Tigers are already without Victor Martinez, who underwent knee surgery in February that is expected to keep him out for most, if not all, of spring training and an early part of the regular season.
Cesepdes was acquired from Boston during the offseason to provide additional support in the lineup for Martinez and Miguel Cabrera. He’s battled injuries throughout his career, playing more than 135 games only once, so the Tigers will be cautious with the 29-year-old.
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