Kurt Suzuki

ANAHEIM —A few minutes after Kurt Suzuki stunned Angels fans by being unable to even walk down the dugout steps on his own power, he was apparently fine.

“He was drinking water. Maddon said he was told that Suzuki might even be able to play on Sunday. The Angels catcher suffered a neck contusion when he was hit by a ball during warm-ups between innings on Saturday night.

Los Angeles catcher Kurt Suzuki left Saturday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays with a neck contusion after being hit with a warmup pitch in the ...

The Angels are his fifth MLB organization. Finally, as he descended on the dugout stairs, he had to be helped into the dugout, where they took off his mask. Suzuki has also played for the Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves. He had two stints each with Oakland and Washington.

Suzuki was catching warmup tosses from starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen in between innings when he was hit in the neck area by an errant throw.

He likens it to being the pilot of a plane and if the cockpit door is open and the passengers — the players — are looking in an seeing the pilots freaking out during a time of turbulence, well, that’s not great. The game is younger, faster and the mistakes are aplenty, so do you have a team that believes in the game plan produced by the coaching staff that will allow them to ride out those mistakes and to take advantage of the mistakes made by an opponent on a regular basis? And the second part is that you hope you’re coaching in the NHL because you have good instincts and a good hockey mind.” Rick Tocchet was on the bench as part of Mike Sullivan’s staff during back-to-back Cup runs in Pittsburgh in 2016 and 2017 before taking on the head coaching job in Arizona. Like Tortorella and Julien, Tocchet is expected to garner significant interest from the teams looking to fill vacant head coaching positions this off-season. It took a long time for the Panthers to make changes to a power-play unit that was dynamite (tied for fourth overall during the regular season) during the regular season and yet the impotence of the Panthers’ power play in the playoffs was a key factor in the team’s early exit, registering just one man-advantage goal on 31 opportunities in 10 games. During the regular season you can take the long view on progress or you can take a long view on goals, whether it’s in terms of players in and out of the lineup, line combinations, defensive pairings, ice time. A little twist of fate for the purposes of this discussion: it was Pittsburgh head coach Dan Bylsma who earned Jack Adams honors in 2011 while it was Bylsma and the Pittsburgh Penguins who won the Cup in 2009. The key in the playoffs is understanding that patience is more a luxury and that by their very nature every playoff series is shot through with a sense of urgency. It is not often that a team wins on the road to force a Game 7 and then is an underdog at home in it. The Houston Astros look to rebound from Friday's 6-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners tonight in Seattle. Houston is 10 games up on the Mariners in the division, so losing games to them is unexpected and shouldn't happen all that frequently. We'll be ready to go and I'm confident that he's going to be ready and show everybody what he's got and the type of hunger he has right now." In fact, not only was Tortorella the last Jack Adams winner to also have his name inscribed on the Cup in the same year, but he is one of only three coaches to achieve that rare daily double since the Jack Adams was first handed out in 1974, the others being Fred Shero in 1974 and Scotty Bowman in 1977. I am fading that opinion and looking to back the over thinking that Miami is going to be able to build on what we saw on Friday night.

Los Angeles catcher Kurt Suzuki left Saturday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays with a neck contusion after being hit with a warmup pitch ...

Finally, as he descended on the dugout stairs, he had to be helped into the dugout, where they took off his mask. Kurt Suzuki is helped off the field after taking a warmup pitch to the neck area. Suzuki helped off the field after taking pitch to neck between innings

ANAHEIM — Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki suffered a neck contusion when he was hit by a ball during warm-ups between innings on Saturday night.

“He was drinking water. Maddon said he was told that Suzuki might even be able to play on Sunday. The Angels catcher suffered a neck contusion when he was hit by a ball during warm-ups between innings on Saturday night.

Los Angeles Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki left the game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night when he was hit in the neck/collarbone area by a pitch…

Angels C Kurt Suzuki leaves game with neck-area injury Back to video Angels C Kurt Suzuki leaves game with neck-area injury Los Angeles Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki left the game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night when he was hit in the neck/collarbone area by a pitch from starter Michael Lorenzen prior to the start of the third inning.

ANAHEIM — Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki suffered a neck contusion when he was hit by a ball during warm-ups between innings on Saturday night.

“He was drinking water. Maddon said he was told that Suzuki might even be able to play on Sunday. The Angels catcher suffered a neck contusion when he was hit by a ball during warm-ups between innings on Saturday night.

Suzuki was warming up right-hander Michael Lorenzen before the top of the third inning when a pitch hit the dirt and skipped toward Suzuki's head. He turned his ...

“He was drinking water. Maddon said he was told that Suzuki might even be able to play on Sunday. The Angels catcher suffered a neck contusion when he was hit by a ball during warm-ups between innings on Saturday night.

Los Angeles catcher Kurt Suzuki left Saturday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays with a neck contusion after being hit with a warmup pitch in the ...

The Angels are his fifth MLB organization. Finally, as he descended on the dugout stairs, he had to be helped into the dugout, where they took off his mask. Suzuki has also played for the Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves. He had two stints each with Oakland and Washington.

ANAHEIM —A few minutes after Kurt Suzuki stunned Angels fans by being unable to even walk down the dugout steps on his own power, he . . . Author ...

“He was drinking water. Maddon said he was told that Suzuki might even be able to play on Sunday. The Angels catcher suffered a neck contusion when he was hit by a ball during warm-ups between innings on Saturday night.

Angels manager Joe Maddon said after Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Blue Jays that Suzuki was diagnosed with a neck contusion following his exit from the ...

- Angels' Kurt Suzuki: Hits injured list - Angels' Kurt Suzuki: Returns from injured list After getting evaluated on the field by a trainer, Suzuki required assistance to the dugout and was then transferred to the hospital for further evaluation.

Los Angeles Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki left the game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night when he was hit in the neck by a pitch.

Angels' Kurt Suzuki suffers neck injury after being hit by pitch, helped off field Back to video Angels' Kurt Suzuki suffers neck injury after being hit by pitch, helped off field Los Angeles Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki left the game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night when he was hit in the neck by a pitch from starter Michael Lorenzen prior to the start of the third inning.

The catcher left Saturday's game early with a neck contusion after getting hit by a warm-up pitch.

Since he normally serves a bench role, Suzuki likely wouldn't have started Sunday even if healthy. Kurt Suzuki exited Saturday's game early after getting hit by a warm-up pitch. Angels Release Kurt Suzuki Update After Scary Injury

Suzuki briefly lost consciousness and later underwent tests at a hospital after leaving the game in the third inning.

Suzuki was catching warm-up pitches from starter Michael Lorenzen when a ball bounced in the dirt, deflected upward and hit him in the neck. Suzuki needed to be assisted off the field by trainers and underwent tests at a local hospital, where he was deemed healthy enough to return home. Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki left Saturday night’s game against the Blue Jays after being struck in the neck by a warm-up pitch in the third inning.

The Angels catcher scared everyone who watched what happened to him before the third inning on Saturday night. He was catching Michael Lorenzen's warmup pitches ...

On Sunday, the Angels had catcher Chad Wallach in the clubhouse, but he was not activated. Ward said he was only throwing at 60- to 80-percent intensity. He was taken to the hospital for tests, which showed nothing more than a bruise on his neck. Ward has been out for more than a week with a neck stinger, which is an irritation of the nerve between his neck and shoulder. Suzuki then passed out as he was trying to walk down the dugout stairs. He was catching Michael Lorenzen’s warmup pitches when one hit the dirt and bounced into his neck.

Los Angeles Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki is fine after a terrifying incident during their game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night caused him to ...

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Los Angeles Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki left the game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night when he was hit in the neck by a pitch.

Angels' Kurt Suzuki suffers neck injury after being hit by pitch, helped off field Back to video Angels' Kurt Suzuki suffers neck injury after being hit by pitch, helped off field Los Angeles Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki left the game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night when he was hit in the neck by a pitch from starter Michael Lorenzen prior to the start of the third inning.

Los Angeles Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki left the game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night when he was hit in the neck by a pitch.

Angels' Kurt Suzuki suffers neck injury after being hit by pitch, helped off field Back to video Angels' Kurt Suzuki suffers neck injury after being hit by pitch, helped off field Los Angeles Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki left the game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night when he was hit in the neck by a pitch from starter Michael Lorenzen prior to the start of the third inning.