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Jesse Chavez takes comebacker off of leg, comes out of game

Originally posted on FanNation Braves Today
By Lindsay Crosby | Last updated 6/14/23

Atlanta's potentially lost one of their most impactful relievers to an injury.

Reliever Jesse Chavez, the 39 year-old veteran with a 1.55 ERA, took a 99mph groundball off of the side of the shin in the bottom of the 6th inning in today's game. The veteran stayed down for a while before being helped to his feet and eventually carried off the mound, unable to put weight on the leg.

Here's the video of the play:

Chavez took the Miguel Cabrera comebacker square on the side of the left shin, on one hop. Detroit being one of the only parks in MLB that still has the "keyhole" dirt path from home to the mound, there was no grass to slow the ball down and Chavez took it flush on the shin.

Kirby Yates entered the game after Chavez's injury.

We'll update with more information as we get it.

How to Watch the Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers on Wednesday, June 14th

Today's first pitch is a 1:10 PM ET start time from Detroit's Comerica Park. The game broadcast is available inside Braves Country on Bally Sports South and is available on MLB.TV outside of the broadcast area. The radio call is available locally on 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan or outside the Atlanta market on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network or MLB.com.

Game two of the doubleheader is officially TBD, and is expected to start approximately 40 minutes after the conclusion of game one.

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