Angels’ Nolan Schanuel relieved to avoid serious injury

Angels’ Nolan Schanuel relieved to avoid serious injury

MINNEAPOLIS — Nolan Schanuel had made a frustrating habit of fouling balls off various parts of his body last season. Schanuel said he mentioned recently that it hadn’t happened yet this season. “I think I jinxed it,” Schanuel said on Sunday, a day after he suffered a bruised right knee on a foul ball. Schanuel was able to joke about it because the result wasn’t as bad as he feared when it happened. He was not placed on the injured list. He coul…

Angels Injury Update: Nolan Schanuel Getting Testing On Knee

The Los Angeles Angels suffered a potentially tough loss on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, as first baseman Nolan Schanuel left the game in the fourth inning after fouling a ball off of his right knee. The official injury he was diagnosed with was a right knee contusion, but there is always fear of worse with an injury like that. Schanuel is not in the lineup for the Angels’ series finale against the Twins on Sunday, leading to some specu…