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June 1, 2008
By Joe McDonald
Journal Sports Writer
BALTIMORE -- Red Sox slugger David Ortiz will have an MRI taken on his injured left wrist on Monday.
He said he felt a "pop" when he swung at a pitch during his ninth-inning at-bat on Saturday night at Camden Yards. He started treatment today and was sporting a removable brace, saying he's never had anything like this before. It's being defined as a strain and he's listed as day-to-day.
Ortiz said he could understand if he took a check-swing, but it was a full swing a "Big Papi swing."
There's no swelling, just a "clicking" going on.
Manager Terry Francona pulled Ortiz from his plate appearance and replaced him with Sean Casey.
"I wanted to (finish the at-bat)," Ortiz said. "I couldn't because it would have got worse. I've never felt anything like it before. . . Hopefully it's nothing too bad because I'm tired of (these injuries)."
***Outfielder J.D. Drew is back in the lineup today after missing a couple of starts due to a bout of vertigo. He was a late-inning defensive replacement on Saturday, and when bench coach Brad Mills asked him if he could play, Drew told Mills he was 100 percent.
***Francona will not be in the dugout today due to his daughter Leah's graduation from Brookiline High School. He will rejoin the club here tonight.
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