DENVER- Troy Tulowitzki reinjured a left groin that put him on the disabled list two weeks ago.
His first stint of rehab playing for the Colorado Sky Sox was going well. He hit a two-run home run and a single in the first three innings alone. But a scary moment for the ballclub an hour north on I-25 spread to the Rockies clubhouse quickly.
But from what the manager heard, and told the media just a few hours after the incident, it should be just a slight setback and maybe a positive for a struggling major league team.
“I don’t anticipate, from what I’ve heard, that it’s serious,” said Jim Tracy. “I don’t necessarily have any specific timetable as to when it is he resume a rehab assignment and/or be ready to play for us.”
The All-Star shortstop was recovering from a pulled groin against the Houston Astros and was placed on the 15-day DL on May, 31st. He was recovering and began his first live-game rehab Wednesday in Colorado Springs.
Tulowitzki was attempting to tag up on a fly-ball to center field; he took a few steps, and returned to the base. He was taken out of the game immediately, As the rumors made their way to Coors Field, Jim Tracy was making sure his shortstop takes his time to get fully healthy.
“On a scale of one-to-ten the initial injury might have been a 9 or whatever, this one is at a 1½ to a 2,” said the manager. “It was more, it scared him. And so rather than push the envelope we did the cautionary thing and removed him from the game.”
Tulowitzki was scheduled to play five innings in Triple-A Wednesday.
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