White Sox second baseman Yoan Moncada said he expects to miss two to three days after suffering a bruised right knee and lower quad in an outfield collision with right fielder Willy Garcia on Monday night.
The prognosis is a relief for the Sox and Moncada, who originally thought the injury was more serious when he was carted off the field. The more serious injury was to Garcia, who went on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion Tuesday.
"After the collision, I was very concerned about the knee because I was in a lot of pain," Moncada said through a team interpreter. "But once they brought me in here, they told me it was nothing serious, and I feel relieved.
"I was really concerned at first for (Garcia) because I knew that it was his head, and when you hit the head it's very dangerous."
In the sixth inning of a 7-6 victory over the Blue Jays on Monday, both players charged a hit to right field. Garcia slid to try to make the catch. Moncada said he tried to jump over Garcia at the last moment, but it was too late and his knee hit Garcia in the head. Garcia said Monday night he lost consciousness.
"We are all relieved Yoan is fine, and we are all relieved that Willy also is recovering," Sox manager Rick Renteria said. "He took the brunt of the blow. Obviously that's a pretty strong hit to him. We'll continue to monitor him and go under the concussion protocol to make sure he's doing OK."
Moncada said the impact was just above the knee on his muscle, helping him to avoid a more serious injury.
"The treatment is just ice and doing some squats," he said. "But I think in two or three days I will be ready to play a game."
