More discouraging news for the Minnesota Twins, who are in a taut pennant race with the Oakland A's. And by "pennant race," I mean "race to see which team can put more players on the disabled list." The Twins are now without Denard Span, one of their only players who was a net positive for the offense this season, after he ran into Royals catcher Brayan Pena on Friday while trying for an inside-the-park home run. The play didn't look like much ...
Denard Span Still Recovering From Home-Plate Collision
... but according to Phil Mackey of 1500ESPN.com:
Minnesota Twins outfielder Denard Span was sidelined from Tuesday night's game against the Cleveland Indians with lingering neck stiffness, dizziness and fogginess ...Span said the symptoms are similar to what he experienced in 2009 when he missed two weeks with what was eventually diagnosed as Vestibular Neuritis.
Yikes. Vestibular neuritis is similar to vertigo, affecting the inner ear. Span says that he has felt fuzzy since the collision, and he’s understandably frightened about the potential seriousness of the condition.
There is no word about a DL move, or if this would qualify for the new 7-day DL set up specifically for concussions.
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