Hideki Matsui Breaks Wrist
Just a few pitches into last night's game, Hideki Matsui broke his left wrist diving for a ball hit by Mark Loretta.
According to Damon, who rushed over when he saw Hideki in pain, his broken wrist swelled up immediately.
Jason Giambi was in the clubhouse when Hideki was brought inside by the trainer, and remarked that he couldn't find any words to comfort Hideki because of the amount of pain that the Yankees left fielder was in. Ditto for Brian Cashman.
No details have been released on the nature of Hideki's fracture. Was it just one of the eight small bones in his wrist? Were multiple bones fractured? Were parts of his distal forearm fractured?
All we know is that Hideki Matsui is getting surgery done on the wrist this morning, and that he will probably be out for a minimum of 3 months, possibly for the entire season.
If there is a positive to this unfortunate accident, it's that he hurt his left wrist. It's a lot harder to deal with a broken wrist on your throwing side. And his right wrist undergoes more stress with his swing.
In the short term, the Yankees are going to miss Hideki's patient and powerful bat, as well as his relatively steady fielding. But in the long term, this may turn out well for Hideki and the Yankees. Having played so many consecutive games in Japan and here in the U.S., this upcoming rest may be just what Hideki needs to rejuvenate his body and have another 3 productive seasons for the Yankees.
Let's all hope that Hideki doesn't experience too much pain in the coming days, and that his wrist is just fine after surgery and a period of rehabilitation.
- Joshua
InsideTheYankees.com
According to Damon, who rushed over when he saw Hideki in pain, his broken wrist swelled up immediately.
Jason Giambi was in the clubhouse when Hideki was brought inside by the trainer, and remarked that he couldn't find any words to comfort Hideki because of the amount of pain that the Yankees left fielder was in. Ditto for Brian Cashman.
No details have been released on the nature of Hideki's fracture. Was it just one of the eight small bones in his wrist? Were multiple bones fractured? Were parts of his distal forearm fractured?
All we know is that Hideki Matsui is getting surgery done on the wrist this morning, and that he will probably be out for a minimum of 3 months, possibly for the entire season.
If there is a positive to this unfortunate accident, it's that he hurt his left wrist. It's a lot harder to deal with a broken wrist on your throwing side. And his right wrist undergoes more stress with his swing.
In the short term, the Yankees are going to miss Hideki's patient and powerful bat, as well as his relatively steady fielding. But in the long term, this may turn out well for Hideki and the Yankees. Having played so many consecutive games in Japan and here in the U.S., this upcoming rest may be just what Hideki needs to rejuvenate his body and have another 3 productive seasons for the Yankees.
Let's all hope that Hideki doesn't experience too much pain in the coming days, and that his wrist is just fine after surgery and a period of rehabilitation.
- Joshua
InsideTheYankees.com
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