Texas Rangers reliever Tanner Scheppers sustained a contusion and bruise on his left eye after being "sucker-punched" by a group of young men in downtown Cleveland Thursday night, reports T. R. Sullivan of MLB.com.
Tanner Scheppers attacked in Cleveland
A group of young men “sucker-punched” the Texas reliever in Cleveland Thursday night.
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Scheppers told reporters that he traveled a few blocks from the team hotel to go get food. He ran into the group and was “sucker-punched” by several young men. He fell hard to the ground, but did not lose consciousness. Scheppers said the attackers did not rob him, and fled from the scene.
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Team doctors examined Scheppers after the incident. The reliever said that he had a headache, but did not suffer a concussion.
Scheppers discussed the incident, telling Sullivan:
“It’s one of those things ... I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, It happened so quickly. The police were called. They said unfortunately this happened quite a bit.”
The attack left Scheppers unavailable to pitch in the Rangers 11-8 loss Friday to the Indians, but he would have been available if necessary Saturday. Scheppers has a 1.71 ERA in 46 appearances this season.
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