Overview
- Arenado exited the Diamondbacks’ game in the fourth inning on Sunday after feeling pain while bending and then swinging, and he voluntarily removed himself with soreness under his left rib cage.
- The team listed the problem as “left trunk discomfort,” and Arenado told reporters he was worried and would “probably get an MRI” to determine the cause.
- Manager Torey Lovullo said Arenado rarely takes himself out of games and that hearing it might be an intercostal issue increased his concern about the injury.
- Ildemaro Vargas replaced Arenado at third base and homered later in the game, and the club is weighing short-term roster options while Jordan Lawlar nears a rehab return from the 60-day injured list.
- The term “left trunk discomfort” prompted social-media jokes, but medical coverage notes that intercostal complaints cover a range of muscle or rib-area problems and imaging is needed to rule out structural damage and a possible injured-list stint.