Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Nolan Arenado, one day after hitting two homers, was fretting about a pain he's never felt. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
Arenado pulled himself out of a 5-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves in the fourth inning Sunday with what was described as left trunk discomfort. He only hopes it's not too serious, especially when the Diamondbacks are vying for a playoff spot. They came into the day in a three-way tie with San Diego and Philadelphia for the final two NL wild-card spots.
"I am worried," Arenado said. "I've never had that before, so I don't know what it is."
Arenado said he initially felt the pain while bending over in the batter's box and it felt worse after he swung. He slowed up noticeably while running to first and quickly decided to leave the game.
"I felt a little bit of pain in my intercostal area," he said in the clubhouse afterward, pointing toward his left rib cage. "I don't know. It just didn't feel right. I haven't really felt that before, so I had to get taken out of the game."
With the team heading to Boston for the start of a three-game series on Monday, Arenado will have an MRI to determine the extent of the injury.
"It doesn't feel great," he said. "I felt it before th"