ANGELS NOTEBOOK: GUERRERO CHECKS ON SORIANO.Byline: DOUG PADILLA Douglas ("Doug") Padilla (born October 4, 1956 in Oakland, California) is a former middle and long distance runner from the United States, who won the overall Grand Prix 1985 and the World Cup 5000m race in 1985. Staff Writer SEATTLE - Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Alvino Guerrero (born February 9, 1976 in Don Gregorio, Nizao, Dominican Republic), and known in his native Dominican Republic as Miquéas (Spanish for Micah), is a Major League Baseball right fielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. made a trip to the hospital Wednesday that helped to ease his mind. Guerrero visited Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. The Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Mariners have played in Safeco Field. pitcher Rafael Soriano Rafael Soriano (born December 19, 1979 in San José, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. He made his Major League debut on May 5, 2002. He bats and throws right. , whom he hit in the head with a line drive in Tuesday night's game. After Guerrero visited, Soriano was allowed to go home. He had received a CT scan CT scan: see CAT scan. See CAT scan. Tuesday night and another Wednesday. ``(Both) CT scans looked good and we are not concerned at this time that he has a brain injury other than a concussion,'' Mariners team physician Edward Khalfayan said in a statement. ``We expect him to recover from this injury with no long-term residual effects.'' Guerrero and Soriano both hail from the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (dəmĭn`ĭkən), republic (2005 est. pop. 8,950,000), 18,700 sq mi (48,442 sq km), West Indies, on the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola. The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo. and Guerrero said they are casual acquaintances. ``You never want to hit the pitcher, you want to hit it well and sometimes that's what happens,'' Guerrero said through an interpreter. ``I didn't feel really great when it hit him on the head. I wasn't trying to hit a line drive right at him. When I went to see him and actually talked to him then I felt much better.'' Guerrero was visibly shaken after the incident Tuesday and did not want to talk about it afterward as he instead released a statement through an Angels representative. While his mood improved, others in the Angels clubhouse were still shaken. ``I don't even want to talk about it,'' Angels reliever Scot Shields Scot Shields (b. July 22, 1975, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, with whom he has spent his entire career, serving as their setup man since 2005. said when asked if he ever had gone through a similar scare at any level of baseball. ``I couldn't even watch (the replays) on TV.'' There was no prediction made on when Soriano might return but he is expected to pitch again before the season ends. Caught off-guard: For all the time Francisco Rodriguez Francisco Rodriguez may refer to:
Told he could become the youngest pitcher to 100 saves in baseball history, Rodriguez asked for that information to be repeated. Rodriguez has 95career saves at the age of 24 years, 235 days. The current best is held by Gregg Olson, who did it at 25 years, 205 days. ``It caught me by surprise; I didn't know anything about it,'' Rodriguez said. Salmon starts: Tim Salmon, who remains three home runs shy of 300 for his career, got a rare start as the designated hitter. It was his first time in the lineup in a week and just the eighth time this month. He had a single and a double in his first two at-bats before Adam Kennedy hit for him in the sixth inning. doug.padilla@sgvn.com (626) 962-8822, Ext. 2731 |
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