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Rangers pitcher Jake Diekman placed on DL with a beer mug injury

Jake Diekman

Newly acquired Texas Rangers pitcher Jake Diekman works against the San Francisco Giants in the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, July 31, 2015, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Texas Rangers reliever Jake Diekman was placed on the 15-day disabled list today. Arm? Shoulder? Oblique? Concussion? Nah.

He cut his finger on a broken souvenir beer mug.

Diekman was reaching into his suitcase for a beer mug he bought at the “Cheers” bar in Boston during the Rangers’ last road trip to face the Red Sox. The mug had broken in his bag and a piece of glass pierced his finger. I bet after he went to the ER everyone knew his name.