“It’s just dizziness. It’s from the medication that I stopped taking two nights ago for the cholesterol,” Cantu said. “I experienced those symptoms before in the past and it’s just a bad idea to take it during the season obviously.”
“Hopefully in a week or so it’s going to clear out,” Cantu said. “That’s how it’s cleared up in the past too. It’s just very, very dizzy out there. I could hurt myself and hurt my team and I don’t want to do that. I had to say something.”
The past few days Cantu has experienced dizziness. He’s been taking medicine to deal with a cholesterol condition.
Cantu is batting .280 with nine home runs and a team high 43 RBIs.
“It helped me keep my cholesterol down. That’s the only good news. Hopefully it goes away soon. I have tried different medications and obviously it’s not healthy during the season. We have a plan already to do it after the season.”
In the bottom of the sixth inning,Cincinnati Reds, the Marlins had bases loaded and two outs with Hanley Ramirez at the plate. Gload came out to pinch-hit, but the inning ended when Ramirez struck out.
Marlins first baseman Jorge Cantu,Dsquared Snapback Caps, who has been dealing with bouts of dizziness the past few weeks, was replaced in the seventh inning of Wednesday’s 13-4 loss to the Cardinals at Land Shark Stadium.
Cantu, who bats cleanup, was 2-for-3 with an RBI off Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainright before being replaced by Ross Gload.
“It started around three weeks ago,” Cantu said. “I feel no energy sometimes, aching and soreness in my shoulders and thighs. It’s just side effects of the medication. There’s nothing I can do about it.
– Joe Frisaro
Cantu’s status is day-to-day. So it is unclear if he will be in the lineup on Thursday afternoon in the series finale with St. Louis.