Mariners Send Franklin Gutierrez Back to Seattle for Tests on Stomach

Filed under: Mariners, Spring Training

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Center fielder Franklin Gutierrez flew back to Seattle Wednesday night to have his ongoing battle with stomach issues checked out by the Mariners' medical crew.

Manager Eric Wedge said Gutierrez probably would be back sometime Friday but he wasn't a definite to take part in the club's intrasquad game.

Wedge did say he didn't believe the issue to be serious, and said "these are just tests on the stomach region to be proactive and try to stay ahead of things."

"We don't want Guti to have the same issues as he did last year," Wedge said.

 

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