Mike Carp on IR with shoulder sprain

This week in Tokyo Seattle Mariners left fielder Mike Carp was placed on the 15-day disabled list. Not a great way to start your season.

Carp suffered the injury diving for a double hit by Kurt Suzuki of the Oakland A's in game 1 of the MLB 2012 season's opening series in the Tokyo Dome.

Your probably wondering how this came to be since Carp stayed in through the entire 11-inning game, going 0-for-4 but making several running catches later in the game.

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"He toughed it out"

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The M's have recalled Carlos Peguero from AAA Tacoma to replace Carp on the roster.

Here's the video of the injury.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?co...y_20297263&v=3

The 25-year-old Carp batted .276 with 12 homers and 46 RBIs last season.