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Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez had a rather scary reaction to seeing young superstar Juan Soto go down with an ankle injury Sunday.
He was so upset about it that Martinez said he started choking on sunflower seeds due to his initial thought that Soto had suffered an Achilles injury.
Dave Martinez said that he started choking on sunflower seeds when he first saw Juan Soto hobbling around third yesterday. The manager's initial thought was an Achilles. Can't blame him given what Soto means to this team/season.
— Jesse Dougherty (@dougherty_jesse) August 12, 2019
Here’s what Martinez, and everyone else, saw initially.
Thoughts on #juansoto #injury #nationals @ProFootballDoc pic.twitter.com/phHhzAejuD
— Steve S (@dcfantasyguru) August 11, 2019
Thankfully for Soto and the Nats, the 20-year-old suffered a sprained ankle and is considered day-to-day with the injury.
Davey says Juan Soto has a mild strain. Rolled his ankle. Xrays negative. Day to day
— Byron Kerr (@masnKerr) August 11, 2019
Given the way things looked initially, however, we can’t blame Martinez for reacting the way he did.
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