Orioles' Rutschman out through break, Handley hurt in collision - ESPN

Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman will be out through the All-Star break, and the team lost another catcher when Maverick Handley left Sunday's game against the New York Yankees in the second inning following a collision at the plate with Jazz Chisholm Jr.

Rutschman suffered a left oblique strain that landed him on the injured list for the first time in his career. Interim manager Tony Mansolino described Rutschman's injury as «mild» but added that the team doesn't want to do anything to aggravate the problem and keep the two-time All-Star out longer.

Rutschman will miss at least the next three weeks, according to the timeline. The All-Star break is July 14-17 before the Orioles return to play at the Tampa Bay Rays on July 18.

«He's dealt with it fine,» Mansolino said. «He wants to play. He's kind of going stir crazy. I think the fact that it is mild in nature probably makes it a little harder for him. We all know abdominal and oblique injuries, if you push those things, they can get really ugly, and instead of being three or four weeks, it could be three months.

»… In his mind he probably thinks he can possibly go out there, but obviously, we know medically that's not the smart thing to do for him right now."

Rutschman began feeling pain Friday during batting practice before he was scratched from that day's lineup then placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday after undergoing an MRI.

With two outs in the second Sunday, DJ LeMahieu lined a single to left field and Chisholm scored from second base. Chisholm collided with Handley up the line, and the Yankees third baseman's elbow appeared to hit the rookie in the head.

After trainer Scott Barringer and Mansolino checked him out, Handley was replaced by Gary