“It started nagging me a little bit during the inning,” Simmons said via the Atlanta Journal Constituion. “Then it wouldn’t go away. I tried playing on but just didn’t feel like I was going to help my team. I was going to hurt them more if I stayed in there.”
Simmons received some treatment during the game and is hopeful to play in Boston on Wednesday.
“Hopefully (I’m) ready to go tomorrow,” Simmons said. “It’s not like a nine out of 10 pain. It’s not a terrible pain. It’s just a nagging thing, so hopefully it stops nagging.”
Simmons was the NL Platinum Glove Winner in 2013.
