Mariners' Jarred Kelenic breaks his foot kicking a water cooler, makes emotional apology to team

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In this image taken from video, Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic gets emotional as he speaks with reporters in the dugout before a baseball game, Thursday, July 20, 2203, in Seattle. Kelenic's emotional outburst after a tough at-bat Wednesday resulted in a damaged water cooler, a broken bone in his left foot and had the Seattle Mariners young left fielder apologizing for his actions. He was placed on the 10-day injured list on Thursday. (AP Photo/Tim Booth)

SEATTLE ā€“ Jarred Kelenic's emotional outburst after a tough at-bat resulted in a damaged water cooler, a broken bone in his left foot and an apology by the Seattle Mariners young left fielder.

Kelenic was placed on the 10-day injured list on Thursday, a day after he kicked a water cooler following a ninth-inning strikeout during a loss to Minnesota.

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Kelenic was apologetic, fighting through tears for letting his emotions get out of hand and expressing his frustration.

ā€œI made a mistake. I let the emotions get the best of me there. I just feel terrible, especially for the guys,ā€ Kelenic said. ā€œI just let the emotions get the best of me and I just let them down and take full responsibility for it. Itā€™s on me. It just canā€™t happen.ā€

Seattle manager Scott Servais said Kelenic will be out for an extended period but did not estimate a timeframe. The team doesnā€™t believe surgery will be needed.

ā€œI think itā€™s a learning lesson for him. For all players,ā€ Servais said. ā€œPlayers get frustrated when theyā€™re not getting the results theyā€™re looking for. But youā€™ve got to be able to control your emotions and thatā€™s part of being a professional. Last night he let it get the best of him and it affects all of us.ā€

Kelenicā€™s injury occurred in the ninth inning of Seattleā€™s 6-3 loss to Minnesota on Wednesday night. With two runners on in the ninth inning, Kelenic had a nine-pitch at-bat against closer Jhoan Duran that included fouling off several fastballs of 103 and 104 mph. Kelenic struck out on a breaking ball and expressed his frustration by kicking a cooler when he returned to the dugout.

ā€œCame up last night with the game on the line, two guys on against arguably the best closer in baseball. I just put together a good at-bat, was just grinding, and unfortunately couldnā€™t come through. And like I said, I made a mistake,ā€ Kelenic said.

Kelenic had X-rays that revealed the fracture. He was in a walking boot on Thursday and will be for some time.

ā€œWe got him. We got his back and weā€™re going to support him in any way we can,ā€ Seattle outfielder Teoscar HernĆ”ndez said.

Kelenic is in his third season with the Mariners and showed significant improvement at the plate, especially earlier in the season. Heā€™s hitting .252 with 11 homers and 45 RBIs in 90 games.

ā€œHeā€™s had a nice season to this point. Heā€™s made a ton of adjustments on the field and you can see it. Thereā€™s days when it looks great. Thereā€™s other days it has been a struggle like all young players,ā€ Servais said. "But at the end of the day, when you react like that, and I think the thing that hits him as hard as anybody, it not just affects him, it affects the rest of us.ā€

Seattle recalled outfielder Cade Marlowe from Triple-A Tacoma and was in the lineup for Thursday's series finale against the Twins. The Mariners won 5-0 and Marlowe went 0 for 3 with a walk in his major league debut.

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