Seattle Mariners left fielder Randy Arozarena exited Friday's game against the Washington Nationals in the third inning after sustaining an apparent leg injury at Nationals Park.
Arozarena came up limping while trying to beat out an infield groundout to third base, according to reports from The Seattle Times and MLB.
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He lunged for the bag and was examined on the field by assistant athletic trainer Kevin Orloski before slowly walking back to the visitors' dugout.
The club did not provide an immediate postgame update on the exact nature of the injury, though it appeared to affect his hamstring or left knee.
Before the injury, Arozarena singled in the second inning, stole his 19th base of the season, and scored Seattle's first run on a double by Dominic Canzone.
Arozarena entered Friday's contest with a . 291/.
377/.
448 slash line and 2.6 bWAR, having played every inning of Seattle's first 70 games this season.
Victor Robles entered the game in right field to replace him, while Luke Raley shifted from right to left field.
The injury adds to a growing list of sidelined Mariners players on their 10-day East Coast road trip, which already includes Cal Raleigh, Brendan Donovan, J.
P. Crawford, Matt Brash, and Cooper Criswell.
Crawford and Raleigh are expected to return during the upcoming homestand starting Tuesday.
ESPN baseball columnist Buster Olney discussed Arozarena's performance and the American League MVP race during an appearance on the 'Refuse to Lose Territory' podcast on Thursday.
