00:00The Detroit Tigers are facing a significant early-season challenge that will test their
00:05depth and resilience. In one painful night against Atlanta, the team lost two core players
00:10to injuries that will keep them out of action for weeks to come. Here's exactly what happened
00:14and what it means moving forward. The Tigers will be without two key pieces for the next few weeks.
00:19After placing Javier Baez on the 10-day injured list and Casey Meese on the 15-day injured list,
00:25Baez was diagnosed with a right ankle sprain and Meese with a right adductor strain.
00:30Both injuries occurred in Tuesday night's 5-2 loss to the Braves.
00:34Meese appeared to be in some discomfort after a strikeout in the second inning,
00:39then came out of the game after making a throw to first base in the third inning.
00:43It didn't necessarily get worse. I just knew this is not feeling great, Meese said on Tuesday,
00:48so they could see that with my body language, so they came out and visited,
00:51and we decided to leave the game. Baez's injury unfolded during a sequence that was awkward from
00:57the start. He made soft contact on an 82.7 MPH changeup, hitting the ball to shortstop Mauricio
01:03Dubon, who delivered a high throw to first baseman Matt Olsen, and Olsen came off the bag to secure
01:08the catch as Baez slid feet first into first base. While his left foot reached the bag, his right cleat
01:13appeared to stick in the dirt, and he immediately went down in pain, rolling near the base and punching
01:18the ground. With the bad throw, I thought he was going to come off the bag, and he did,
01:23but he landed, and I saw him landing with the left leg, Baez said post-game. I was going to
01:28dive to
01:29skip the tag, and I was just trying to stay on my feet, and just my cleat, I kind of
01:33got stuck in
01:33the dirt, and Olsen just went straight over, and I don't know how it didn't break, to be honest.
01:38Losing both Baez and Meese, at the same time, is a tough break for a team that needs every available
01:44weapon. How do you think the Tigers should rearrange the infield and the rotation to weather these
01:49absences?
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