Athletics rookie diagnosed with brutal injury after fouling ball off of his nether region - Fox News

What the report says

Fox News, carrying an OutKick report, said Athletics rookie infielder Joshua Kuroda-Grauer sustained a ruptured testicle after fouling a pitch into his groin during Monday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The injury occurred later in the same game in which Kuroda-Grauer hit his first career home run, a notable milestone early in his major-league career.

According to the report, Kuroda-Grauer homered in the second inning and struck out in the third before returning to the plate and fouling a pitch off himself. He remained in the at-bat and later singled to center field, despite the apparent pain from the foul ball.

The Athletics announced injury updates on Tuesday, including Kuroda-Grauer’s diagnosis, the report said. Fox/OutKick noted the injury came during the team’s 100th game of a 162-game season and described the Athletics as 14 games below .500 at the time.

The episode drew attention because it combined a career first with a severe and unusual baseball injury in the same game. Protective cups are commonly used by players in baseball, though the report did not confirm whether Kuroda-Grauer was wearing one. The article suggested he could return in roughly two weeks, but no detailed medical timeline or team roster move was included in the supplied text.