The Seattle Times · Mar 31, 2018
Mariners place catcher Mike Zunino with left oblique strain
Mariners catcher Mike Zunino. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)Mike Zunino hoped to play on Saturday. That won’t happen. And he won’t play on next Saturday either.
What was first hoped to be a minor issue in his side is now a trip to disabled list. The Mariners announced they had placed their starting catcher on the 10-day disabled list on Friday afternoon with a left oblique and recalled catcher David Freitas from Class AAA Tacoma.
The move is retroactive to March 27 since he didn’t play in Thursday night’s season opener at Safeco Field.