Padres' Jake Cronenworth goes on concussion IL 18 days after beaning

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TL;DR

Jake Cronenworth of the San Diego Padres has been placed on the injured list due to a concussion from a pitch that hit him in the face 18 days ago. He initially played through symptoms but later recognized he should have reported them sooner.

Key points

Jake Cronenworth placed on injured list with a concussion
Injury caused by a pitch hitting him in the face
Initially cleared after the incident on April 18
Symptoms included headaches and lethargy
Cronenworth acknowledged he should have reported symptoms earlier

San Diego PadresJake Cronenworth

The San Diego Padres have placed infielder Jake Cronenworth on the injured list with a concussion stemming from a pitch that hit him in the face nearly three weeks ago.

Cronenworth went through the concussion protocol and was initially cleared after the April 18 incident. He continued to play despite feeling concussion symptoms several days later. However, he attributed the symptoms of headaches and lethargy to the team's subsequent trip to Mexico City and playing at high altitude.

“Looking back, the days that I had and the symptoms that I had, I probably should’ve said something a lot earlier,” Cronenworth said Tuesday, May 5.

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