By Jeremy Harness

photo by: San Jose Mercury News–Giants outfielder Denard Span striking out on Mar 5th vs. Texas Rangers

Days after starting right-hander Johnny Cueto suffered what could have been a real scare, another newcomer had to leave Wednesday’s game prematurely.

Center fielder Denard Span went back for his first fly ball as a Giant and paid a price for it. He came away from the play, a diving attempt that saw him get a glove on the ball but could not bring it all the way in, with a jammed right shoulder.

There is no timetable for Span’s return, but he is expected to be day-to-day. Wednesday was his first game in center field for the Giants, as a sore left shoulder limited him to designated-hitter duty to start spring training.

Two days earlier, Cueto took a line drive, which came off the bat of Oakland’s Billy Burns, directly to his forehead, which left him with a very bad bump in that area, but thankfully, nothing more.

Since that moment, Cueto passed several concussion tests, and according to CSN Bay Area, that bump on his forehead had all but disappeared by Wednesday morning.

Cueto continued to pitch after being hit, but he was reportedly taken to the hospital for observations and was soon placed on concussion protocol.

Meanwhile, unlike Span, he is not expected to miss any time, especially after passing those concussion tests.

Notes: Former Giant Barry Bonds, who is now the hitting coach for the Miami Marlins, reportedly beat several Marlins players, including slugger Giancarlo Stanton, in a home-run contest during batting practice Wednesday.