Eric Hurley diagnosed with skull fracture and concussion - MLB

Rangers minor leaguer Eric Hurley was struck on the side of the head by a comebacker during an appearance Monday night at Triple-A Round Rock.

He was able to walk off the field under his own power, but the Round Rock training staff thought it best that he spend a night in the hospital for monitoring.

He wound up spending two.

According to Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News, Hurley was finally released from the hospital on Wednesday morning but has been diagnosed with a small skull fracture and a moderate concussion.

Hurley hasn’t pitched in a major league game since the summer of 2008 because of should and wrist injuries, but also general ineffectiveness. The 25-year-old has a 5.47 career big league ERA, a 13/9 career K/BB ratio and a 1.42 career WHIP.

The Rangers aren’t offering up a timetable for his return. It could be several weeks or even several months.

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Senate adjourned Thursday without voting on a financing bill for a proposed $1.5 billion Las Vegas Strip stadium for the Oakland Athletics, extending the special legislative session into the next week amid negotiations over whether to contribute $380 million in public funding to the project.

The measure can still be amended by lawmakers, and if it passes the Senate it would still need approval from the Assembly before going to the desk of Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, who has expressed support for it. Both the state Senate and Assembly are adjourned until Monday.

In a hearing that began Wednesday and stretched into the early morning hours Thursday, lawmakers peppered tourism officials and a representative from a firm partnering with the ball club with questions about the feasibility and benefits of financing such a deal.

Public funds for the stadium would mainly come from $180 million in transferable tax credits and $120 million in county bonds. Backers have pledged that the creation of a special tax district around the proposed stadium would generate enough money to pay off those bonds and interest. The plan would not directly raise taxes.

The A’s would not owe property taxes for the publicly owned stadium. Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, would also contribute $25 million in credit toward infrastructure costs.

A’s representatives and some tourism officials say a deal would further grow Las Vegas’ developing sports scene and act as an economic engine, but a growing chorus of economists and some lawmakers warn that the project would bring minimal benefits for the hefty public price tag.