M's Haniger headed to IL with gruesome injury

Mariners center fielder Mitch Haniger has landed on the injured list with a ruptured testicle after hitting himself with a foul ball Thursday.

Updating a previous report, the injury that forced Haniger's exit from Thursday's game against the Astros has been diagnosed as a testicular contusion, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

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