LA Dodgers’ Scott Van Slyke Out With Wrist Ligament Injury
The Los Angeles Dodgers have had a slew of bad luck when it comes to injuries, both minor and major, in 2015. They lost two starting pitchers, Brandon McCarthy and Hyun-Jin Ryu, for the season. Then Yasiel Puig and Carl Crawford were out for an extended period, and now the team has four players sidelined […]
Iman Shumpert injures right wrist, out 12-14 weeks
The Cavs announced on September 29 that Ivan Shumpert suffered a ruptured extensor carpi ulnaris sheath in his right wrist. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that Shumpert had surgery on his wrist and will be out anywhere from three to four months, right when Irving is coming back from his knee surgery, and will likely miss the […]
Browns’ QB Josh McCown X-ray Results Negative for Fracture
Josh McCown injured his right hand Sunday in a 27-20 loss to the Raiders. It’s not known precisely when during the game McCown injured his hand, but it’s said that it occurred when he smashed it into a player’s helmet at some point. X-rays of the injured hand after the game showed negative results for a […]
Giancarlo Stanton’s Return to Field Not Likely This Season Due to Scar Tissue
Miami Marlins’ Giancarlo (Bigfoot) Stanton was hoping to make a late return this season, but that looks highly unlikely now, as Miami Herald’s Clark Spencer reported that the slugger has an “abnormal amount” of scar tissue in his wrist following the surgery he underwent in July. 25-year-old Stanton has been out since June 26 after fracturing […]
Phillies’ Maikel Franco Posed to Return After Broken Wrist
Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco is making strides in his comeback from a broken wrist. Last Wednesday, he managed 20 pain-free swings and intends to ramp up his hitting program over the weekend to return for the last remaining weeks of the season. The week prior, while doing the same exercise, Franco was feeling wrist […]