PT TODAY: Thumb injury sidelines Rays' Kiermaier

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Rays | Kevin Kiermaier unlikely to return soon
Updating a previous report, Tampa Bay Rays OF Kevin Kiermaier will undergo an MRI on Monday, April 16, after suffering a thumb injury Sunday, April 15. Manager Kevin Cash told the Tampa Bay Times' Marc Topkin that Kiermaier is 'going to be out' and 'there's a chance he's going to miss a chunk of time.'  Source: Tampa Bay Times - Marc Topkin
 
BHQ take: Officially, Kiermaier is listed as day-to-day with a right thumb sprain, caused while sliding headfirst into 2B on April 15, but the signs are certainly looming for a trip to the disabled list. Those Kiermaier...

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