Jose Iglesias Suffers Neck Injury On Headfirst Slide Into Home
By: Will Burchfield
@burchie_kid
For the Tigers, a tough Spring Training just got tougher.
Shortstop Jose Iglesias left Tuesday's game with a neck injury after sliding headfirst into the leg of Phillies catcher Ryan Hannigan during a play at the plate.
Jose Iglesias slid face-first into the Phillies catcher's knee and is now walking off the field with Tigers trainer Kevin Rand.
— anthony fenech (@anthonyfenech) March 7, 2017
Iglesias, who was attempting to score from second on a single, was later diagnosed with a neck contusion. He is considered day to day.
Update on Jose Iglesias: Athletic trainer Kevin Rand said Iglesias left with neck contusion and is day to day. @Tigers
— George Sipple ☕️|????|???????? (@GeorgeSipple) March 7, 2017
Spring Training hasn't been kind to the Tigers. They've lost six straight games and their pitching has been abysmal. Detroit has surrendered 53 runs - nearly nine per game - during the aforementioned skid.
Even coolheaded manager Brad Ausmus is showing signs of frustration.
More Ausmus: "It's spring, a lot of the guys are clearly not in midseason form, but we've got to pitch better than this."
— Scott DeCamp (@ScottDeCamp) March 6, 2017
Asked if it's gotten old, losing every day, walking everybody, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said, "Very old."
— anthony fenech (@anthonyfenech) March 6, 2017
But in regard to Iglesias, the Tigers can breathe a sigh of relief. A dangerous play with potentially dire ramifications left their starting shortstop relatively unscathed.
And in March, health matters more than results.