Detroit Tigers backup catcher Jake Rogers was diagnosed with a mild concussion and required stitches to his face on Wednesday after being struck by his own bat during batting drills in the cage at the club's spring training facility in Bradenton, Florida.
Rogers, 30, was immediately scratched from the Tigers' travel roster for Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Manager A.J. Hinch told reporters the team expects the veteran backstop to be cleared in time for Opening Day on 26 March, when Detroit begins its regular season on the road against the San Diego Padres, MLB.com reported.
