BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJORS : Thrown Bottle Sidelines Mitchell
Kevin Mitchell was out of the Cincinnati Reds’ lineup Saturday after reportedly being hit in the right eye by a bottle thrown at a night spot.
Mitchell stayed in the trainer’s room before a game against Colorado. Manager Davey Johnson said Mitchell had blurry vision, but that the injury isn’t serious.
Mitchell told Johnson and General Manager Jim Bowden he was at a restaurant/bar on the Ohio River with several of the Rockies after their game Friday night when a woman threw a bottle at someone else and hit him instead.
“All of a sudden a bottle came flying and hit him in the eye,†Bowden said. “He’s got a gash above the right eye and swelling below it.
“There was no altercation, from what we’ve been told. The bottle was not directed at him.â€
Mitchell didn’t go to the hospital and didn’t press charges against the woman, Bowden said.
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