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Mike Zunino might not be recovering as fast as Mariners hoped | The News Tribune

Injuries and roster moves. The Mariners had a few nuggets of those varieties before their afternoon matchup in Minnesota.

Start with injuries.

Mariners manager Scott Servais said they’re slowing down some of catcher Mike Zunino’s recovery efforts from what he had said was a minor strain of his oblique. Zunino was in Tacoma this week taking light swings and catching a simulated game.

“Our medical people just want to give him some more time before just firing him out there,” Servais told reporters. “So that’s where we’re at.”

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