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New York Mets Outfielder Juan Lagares on Disabled List, Thumb Injury Flares Up

Dr Pruzansky | August 4, 2016

Early in the 2016 season, New York Mets Outfielder Juan Lagares suffered a thumb ligament injury to his left thumb but he, was able to continue playing. Initially team doctors simply recommended a few days rest to deal with the swelling. Lagares was then able to play with a splint and a taped up thumb. […]


Carlos Randon Injures Wrist in Freak Accident

Dr Pruzansky | July 14, 2016

When you hear a baseball player injured their wrist, it’s usually due to a hard slide in a base or getting hit by a pitch – not a slip and fall. Well, that’s exactly what happened to the White Sox pitcher Carlos Randon. Randon, who was placed on the 15 day disabled list, fell while […]


Former World #1 Ana Ivanovic Loses Due to Wrist Injury

Dr Pruzansky | June 28, 2016

In life and athletics, timing is everything. Unfortunately for former world #1 tennis star Ana Ivanovic, now ​i​s the worse time of the year to be hampered by a wrist injury. Wrist injuries are common in tennis​ players​ and Ivanovic, who lost on day one ​at Wimbledon ​in straight sets to an unheard of Russian […]


​Mets’ ​Juan Lagares​ Out With a Thumb Injury​

Dr Pruzansky | June 16, 2016

You can add Juan Lagares to the heap of Mets players recently out of the line-up due to a thumb injury. ​ ​Originally thought to be a minor tear, recently injured outfield Juan Lagares’ ​was held out of Wednesday night’s game due to the pain in his thumb. Mets’ fans certainly gave two thumbs down […]


New York Mets Outfielder Juan Lagares to Play with Torn Thumb Ligament

Dr Pruzansky | June 8, 2016

New York Mets Outfielder Juan Lagares suffered a thumb ligament injury to his left thumb but he is expected to continue playing. Team doctors in Manhattan examined the injured thumb and recommended a few days rest because of swelling. Lagares will then be reevaluated to see if taping the thumb or a splint will help […]