CLEVELAND — The Indians have never been so happy to put a player on the disabled list. Michael Brantley's injury isn't serious after all.
Brantley hurt his right ankle after taking a few steps toward a fly ball on Tuesday night against Colorado, and the club decided Wednesday to place him on the 10-day DL, a move the Indians executed while breathing a collective sigh of relief.
The sight of Brantley, who has inspired his teammates by having an All-Star comeback season after playing in just 11 games last year, sitting in the outfield grass was jarring enough.