Detroit Tigers' Wenceel Pérez exits sport with foot damage, expects to keep away from injured checklist – Detroit Free Press

Detroit Tigers outfielder Wenceel Pérez exited after the fourth inning Saturday, Aug. 9, in opposition to the Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park.
The 25-year-old felt ache after a foul ball hit his proper foot within the second inning. The excellent news: He’s anticipated to keep away from the injured checklist after X-rays and an MRI got here again detrimental.
It seems to be only a bruise.
“I believe it is all high-quality,” Pérez mentioned after Saturday’s 7-4 loss. “I used to be not capable of give my 100% as a result of I used to be making an attempt to not put a lot stress on my foot. I wasn’t capable of do the correct issues within the sport. That is why I got here out.”
Pérez might return to the Tigers’ lineup as quickly as Sunday, Aug. 10, within the collection finale in opposition to the Angels, however both manner, he plans to obtain remedy earlier than Sunday’s sport.
He felt the ache in his proper foot throughout his pre-pitch actions in middle discipline.
It did not harm whereas operating the bases.
“After I hit the triple, after I got here again to the dugout, the ache was simply getting worse, and it was getting swollen,” Pérez mentioned. “I used to be feeling uncomfortable after I was placing stress on it, so I wasn’t capable of keep within the sport.”
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Within the second inning, Pérez fouled a fourth-pitch slider from Angels left-hander Yusei Kikuchi off his proper foot, then ripped a sixth-pitch slider to left discipline for a triple.
Pérez did not come out of the sport till after the fourth inning. To interchange him, the Tigers introduced Zach McKinstry off the bench to play shortstop, then moved Javier Báez from shortstop to middle discipline.
Pérez completed Saturday 2-for-2 with a single and a triple.
He’s hitting .267 with 9 dwelling runs, 14 walks and 41 strikeouts throughout 58 video games this season, together with .424 (14-for-33) with three walks and 4 strikeouts in his previous 10 video games.
“It is all good,” Pérez mentioned. “It is only a bruise.”
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