On Monday, Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis played it cool while talking to the media about the ankle he sprained while celebrating the ALCS pennant. Pretty much all the reports say that he’ll be good to go tonight for Game 1 against the Cubs, but it’s probably worth pointing out his left ankle is swollen to epic proportions.
Heidi Watney of MLB Network apparently tweeted out the photo below before deleting it. Luckily one of our readers saved it:
Here is the picture of Kip's ankle that was tweeted out by an MLB Network reporter… pic.twitter.com/NfzzpZMcG7
— Brandon Castel (@BCastOhio) October 25, 2016
The sprain is apparently of the Grade 2 variety:
ICYMI #Indians @TheJK_Kid grade 2 ankle sprain looks nasty! Said nothing would keep him from playing #WorldSeries #painkillers #adrenaline pic.twitter.com/tQ0LOINych
— Heidi Watney (@HeidiWatney) October 25, 2016
In case you were wondering, Kipnis suffered the injury while celebrating with Francisco Lindor.
So as we enter Game 1, the Cubs are dealing with a curse while the Tribe navigates drone and freak celebratory injuries. Fun stuff.
