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Jesus Sánchez, 28, suffered a right wrist contusion after he was hit on the arm by a ball, which had been thrown by a young fan in the stands during the sixth inning of the game against the Baltimore Orioles.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Realmuto left in the bottom of the fourth inning with a left wrist contusion from a pitch that had hit him earlier in the game.
—Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Sánchez was removed, the Blue Jays said, with a right wrist contusion.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Followed by foot and ankle contusions.
—Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 22 May 2026
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Realmuto left in the bottom of the fourth inning with a left wrist contusion from a pitch that had hit him earlier in the game.
—Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Sánchez was removed, the Blue Jays said, with a right wrist contusion.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Followed by foot and ankle contusions.
—Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contusion
bruise
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The physical exam, the fourth one of his second term came amid public scrutiny around visible bruises, skin discoloration and swollen ankles.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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No one expects anyone to come out here and not have bumps and bruises or injuries or all these things.—
Brian Mahoney,
Twin Cities,
10 June 2026
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“Contusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contusion. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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