|
|
| 9th May, 2005 - 4:22 am | ESPN - Blue Jays catcher Gregg Zaun was kneed in the head and knocked unconscious Sunday while breaking up a double play against the visiting White Sox.
Zaun was sliding into second in the ninth inning when White Sox second baseman Pedro Lopez jumped to make a relay throw to first. Lopez's knee smacked into the side of Zaun's head, which hit the ground, knocking him out cold.
Zaun came to after a few minutes but stayed on his stomach for about 10 minutes. He was fitted with an oxygen mask and braces for his head and neck before being carted off the field and taken to a hospital for tests.
The Blue Jays placed Zaun on the 15-day disabled list with a concussion and said in a statement that he'll be reevaluated on Monday before being released from the hospital. It is unknown how much time he will miss.
"Any time a player gets hurt, you're concerned," Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi said. "This one, he wasn't moving. ... Once he started moving, you ease up a little bit, and as you get more information, you feel more comfortable.
"Thank God he's all right and it's probably just precautionary observation stuff at this point," he said. [READ] |
|
|
Get Toronto Tickets