BOSTON -- In the face of his first disabled list stint since 2015, Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop is trying to remain optimistic about his right oblique strain, in light of the results from an MRI on Saturday.
After being removed from Friday night's game following a pinch in his side that occurred on a swing, the All-Star was not in top spirits, according to manager Buck Showalter, but tests on Saturday revealed that the strain was a Grade 1, the least severe.
"The injury, I felt it in my last at-bat, right when I swung.