CINCINNATI — Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rowdy Tellez had surgical procedure on his left ring finger after injuring himself throughout pregame warmups and can miss an extra 4 weeks.
Brewers supervisor Craig Counsell mentioned Tellez was shagging fly balls within the outfield Saturday and bought his finger caught within the padding of the middle discipline wall. Tellez tore his fingernail off and needed to endure surgical procedure to insert 17 stitches and restore a small fracture on the top of the finger. He had been on monitor to return Tuesday in Philadelphia.
“It was a freak accident,” Counsell mentioned Sunday. “Wasn’t sprinting, wasn’t going at a high speed, believe me. I actually saw it. Looked like a very innocent thing. Probably means we won’t see him back with us for four weeks.”
Tellez isn’t anticipated to renew baseball exercise for two-to-three weeks. He has been on the injured record since July 5 with proper forearm irritation.
Tellez is hitting .213 with 12 homers and 36 RBIs. Owen Miller is anticipated to get the majority of the enjoying time at first base.
On June 2, Brewers infielder/designated hitter Darin Ruf minimize a knee when he collided with the tarp curler whereas chasing a foul ball in Cincinnati.
“Our trainers are unhappy with whatever’s going on at Great American Ball Park,” Counsell quipped.
Also on Sunday, the Brewers positioned third baseman Brian Anderson on the 10-day injured record, retroactive to Friday, with a decrease again pressure. Infielder Jahmai Jones was recalled from Triple-A Nashville.
“As we kind of got through yesterday, he wasn’t doing great,” Counsell mentioned of Anderson. “The likelihood of him playing in the Philadelphia series got pretty slim, so it was logical to put him on the injured list.”
Anderson is batting .229 with 9 homers advert 38 RBIs in 292 at-bats.
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