Jarred Kelenic struggled to carry back tears as he sat in the Seattle Mariners‘ dugout answering questions from reporters earlier than the Thursday sport in opposition to the Minnesota Twins, a strolling boot on his left foot
The left fielder shall be unavailable when the Mariners open a three-game sequence in opposition to the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Friday after being positioned on the 10-day injured checklist
Kelenic broke the foot kicking a water cooler after placing out in the ninth inning of Seattle’s 6-3 loss to Minnesota on Wednesday.
“I just, I just made a mistake,” he mentioned, choking up. “I let the emotions get the best of me there. I just feel terrible, especially for the guys. I let the emotions get the best of me and I let them down. I take full responsibility for it. It’s on me. It just can’t happen.”
Kelenic battled by means of a nine-pitch at-bat with no outs and two runners on base in opposition to Twins nearer Jhoan Duran, fouling off three 103-plus mph fastballs earlier than being caught a referred to as third strike on a breaking pitch on the surface nook.
Kelenic took his frustrations out when he returned to the dugout.
“Nobody feels worse about it than Jarred does,” Mariners supervisor Scott Servais mentioned. “I think it’s a learning lesson for him and for all players
“Players get pissed off after they’re not getting the outcomes they’re wanting for. But you have obtained to have the ability to management your feelings, it is a part of being knowledgeable. … He let it get one of the best of him, and it impacts all of us.”
Kelenic, a former first-round pick who was acquired by Seattle in the 2018 trade that sent Edwin Diaz and Robinson Cano to the New York Mets, was having a breakout season, batting .252 with 11 home runs and 45 RBIs.
His absence put a damper on the Mariners‘ 5-0 victory over the Twins on Thursday, when George Kirby pitched seven shutout innings and Teoscar Hernandez and Mike Ford homered
The Blue Jays defeated the visiting San Diego Padres 4-0 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep. Chris Bassitt and three relievers combined on a six-hitter, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk homered
“Every win issues,” Bassitt said. “The (American League East) that we’re in is one of the best division in baseball, so that you’re enthusiastic about any win.”
Guerrero added through translator regarding the playoff race, “I’m all the time on prime of that. Since the first sport of the season, I’m wanting on the standings.”
Toronto left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (7-3, 4.13 ERA) is scheduled to start against his former team on Friday. The Mariners plan to send rookie right-hander Bryce Miller (6-3, 3.66) to the mound
Kikuchi, who is 0-1 with a 6.43 ERA in three starts this month, lasted just 4 2/3 innings on Sunday against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks while struggling with his command. He allowed two runs, one earned, on two hits and three walks.
This will be his first appearance in Seattle since signing with the Blue Jays as a free agent before the 2022 season. In his only career start against the Mariners, on May 16, 2022, he got the victory by allowing just one hit in six scoreless innings
In three seasons with the Mariners, Kikuchi went 15-24 with a 4.97 ERA in 70 starts
Miller, who will be facing Toronto for the first time, pitched five scoreless innings on Sunday against the visiting Detroit Tigers in a 2-0 victory.
–Field Level Media
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