Rays C Navarro injures leg, but X-rays negative

Mar 20, 2010 - 9:15 PM PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla.(AP) -- Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro sustained what the team called a nerve contusion in his left leg during a home-plate collision.

Navarro, who was hurt when he tagged out Minnesota's Jacque Jones in the fourth inning of Saturday's 6-2 loss, was taken in an ambulance to a local clinic for X-rays, which came back negative.

Navarro stayed on the ground for about eight minutes and was driven off the field on a cart.

An All-Star in 2008, Navarro slumped last season and hit only .218.

The Rays expect Navarro to be ready for Opening Day.