The San Diego Padres place starting pitcher Randy Vásquez on the 15-day injured list after he suffers a bruised right ankle. The injury follows a comebacker that strikes his ankle during a 12-7 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night. Mookie Betts hits the comebacker in the bottom of the first inning, and Vásquez is immediately affected by the impact. After the incident, Vásquez also experiences a fainting spell, prompting further evaluation. The team subsequently moves him to the IL as he recovers from the ankle issue. Vásquez is a 27-year-old right-hander.
Padres place Randy Vásquez on IL with ankle injury after comebacker, fainting spell
The San Diego Padres place starting pitcher Randy Vásquez on the 15-day injured list after he suffers a bruised right ankle. The injury follows a comebacker that strikes his ankle during a 12-7 loss t...
- The Padres place Randy Vásquez on the 15-day injured list.
- Vásquez is diagnosed with a bruised right ankle.
- The injury happens after a comebacker strikes his ankle in the first inning.
- The comebacker comes off the bat of Mookie Betts during the Padres’ 12-7 loss to the Dodgers.
- Reports also describe a fainting spell following the incident.
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Randy Vásquez went on the 15-day injured list Friday with a bruised right ankle. The 27-year-old right-hander took a comebacker off his ankle in the Padres' 12-7 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night. Vásquez was struck by the comebacker from Mookie Betts in the bottom of the first inning.
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