Francisco Cervelli goes to the IL after his seventh concussion.

“Unfortunately for Francisco, he’s had a little bit of a history with concussions,” Mattingly said Saturday. “He kind of knew it right away. I just feel bad for him. He apologized right away when he said he couldn’t do it. I don’t know what to expect from this just because he’s had a number of concussions in the past. I don’t know where this is going. I feel bad for him and obviously it hurts us as a catching staff. It hurts our pitching staff.”

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The problem is you don’t know which concussion will be your last, the one that pushes you to the point of no return. Cervelli needs to think about the rest of his life. If he recovers from this one, maybe it’s time not to roll the dice on an eighth.

Cervelli as a hitter gets on base and provides some power, as his few hits have a good chance of going for extra bases. The Marlins traded for Jorge Alfaro to replace J.T. Realmuto, so maybe it’s time for Alfaro to step up and prove he was worth it.