Cleveland Indians third baseman Juan Uribe left Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels after being hit by a hard ground ball off the bat of Mike Trout.
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Uribe Taken Off on Stretcher
Sunday, June 12
Alex Curry of Fox Sports Net said the 106 mph ground ball from Trout hit Uribe in the groin, which resulted in his removal on a stretcher.
Uribe was 0-for-2 at the plate before he was taken out of the game for Tyler Naquin. Naquin went to center field, while Michael Martinez moved from center to third base to fill in for Uribe.
Uribe, 37, has been in the league since 2001 and came into Sunday with a .219 batting average, two home runs and 13 RBI this year. He played for the Colorado Rockies, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and New York Mets before signing with the Indians during the offseason.
He appeared for Los Angeles, Atlanta and New York last season and was with the Mets when they made the World Series, where they lost to the Kansas City Royals.
He is solid with the bat (.256/.302/.418 career slash numbers as of Sunday) but is better known for his fielding at the hot corner. He's accounted for 43 total defensive runs saved above average in his career at third base, per FanGraphs.
The Indians will likely turn to Martinez or Jose Ramirez at third base until Uribe is ready to return.
Martinez was only a .194 career hitter before Sunday’s contest, but he did have a .286 mark in his first 35 at-bats this season. Ramirez has also been impressive for Cleveland in 2016 with a .309 batting average in his first 181 at-bats.
Both are versatile enough to play the infield or outfield, which gives manager Terry Francona options with his daily lineup even if Uribe misses time.
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