Cooper
07-23-2010, 06:28 PM
By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com
07/23/10 12:40 PM ET
A day after he jammed his right thumb against the center-field fence at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night, the Royals placed outfielder David DeJesus on the 15-day disabled list with a right thumb sprain.
Outfielder Alex Gordon was called up from Triple-A Omaha to take his place and will be in uniform for Friday night's game against the Yankees.
DeJesus suffered the injury in the third inning while trying to retrieve a deep fly ball from Derek Jeter in right-center field, which ended up being an inside-the-park home run. DeJesus initially got his glove on the ball, but couldn't hang on after his wrist hit the wall and bent awkwardly.
The 30-year-old DeJesus -- a subject of trade rumors with the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline approaching -- is expected to miss anywhere from two to six weeks, according to ESPN's Buster Olney.
"I thought it was my wrist at first, and then as I looked at my hand, I saw my thumb growing and I was like, 'Oh, no,'" DeJesus, batting .318 with five homers and 37 RBIs, said Thursday. "It's one of those things. That's the way I play, aggressive trying to make a play for Bruce [Chen]. It's one of those things where if it happens, it happens."
Gordon was hitting .315 with 14 homers and 44 RBIs and was named a Pacific Coast League All-Star while playing in Omaha. A converted third baseman, the 26-year-old Gordon batted .194 with in 12 games for the Royals prior to being optioned on May 2.
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.co This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100723&content_id=12543426&vkey=news_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc
Since this story was published, it was learned Friday afternoon that it was a complete tear, and that surgery was required....forcing Dejesus to miss the remainder of the season.
07/23/10 12:40 PM ET
A day after he jammed his right thumb against the center-field fence at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night, the Royals placed outfielder David DeJesus on the 15-day disabled list with a right thumb sprain.
Outfielder Alex Gordon was called up from Triple-A Omaha to take his place and will be in uniform for Friday night's game against the Yankees.
DeJesus suffered the injury in the third inning while trying to retrieve a deep fly ball from Derek Jeter in right-center field, which ended up being an inside-the-park home run. DeJesus initially got his glove on the ball, but couldn't hang on after his wrist hit the wall and bent awkwardly.
The 30-year-old DeJesus -- a subject of trade rumors with the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline approaching -- is expected to miss anywhere from two to six weeks, according to ESPN's Buster Olney.
"I thought it was my wrist at first, and then as I looked at my hand, I saw my thumb growing and I was like, 'Oh, no,'" DeJesus, batting .318 with five homers and 37 RBIs, said Thursday. "It's one of those things. That's the way I play, aggressive trying to make a play for Bruce [Chen]. It's one of those things where if it happens, it happens."
Gordon was hitting .315 with 14 homers and 44 RBIs and was named a Pacific Coast League All-Star while playing in Omaha. A converted third baseman, the 26-year-old Gordon batted .194 with in 12 games for the Royals prior to being optioned on May 2.
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.co This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100723&content_id=12543426&vkey=news_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc
Since this story was published, it was learned Friday afternoon that it was a complete tear, and that surgery was required....forcing Dejesus to miss the remainder of the season.