July 4, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Dee Gordon (9) leaves the game after suffering an appearant injury in the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-US PRESSWIRE
Dee Gordon Injury: Dodgers Shortstop To Miss Six Weeks
Gordon suffered a torn UCL in his thumb.
Dee Gordon Injury: Dodgers Shortstop To Miss Six Weeks
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Dee Gordon Needs Surgery To Repair UCL Tear In Right Thumb, Out Six Weeks
Even though x-rays of Dee Gordon's right thumb on Wednesday showed nothing broken, the Los Angeles Dodgers got some bad news on Thursday as an MRI showed a tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb. The shortstop needs surgery and will be out six weeks.
Gordon jammed his right thumb under third base in the eighth inning on a stolen base Wednesday night against the Reds, on a headfirst slide. It was Gordon's major league leading 30th stolen base of the season.
"It was a weird play, a weird thing that happened, that messed up my thumb," Gordon said on Wednesday. "It felt like I hit something real hard. As soon as I got up I knew I jammed it, and when I looked at my batting gloves and it looked disfigured."
Gordon was hitting just .229/.280/.282, so in theory that shouldn't be too hard to replace, but the ones currently on the roster who will get the bulk of playing time at shortstop are a pair of career minor leaguers in 28-year old Luis Cruz and 27-year old Elian Herrera.
The Dodgers placed Gordon on the disabled list before Thursday's game in Arizona, and activated relief pitcher Javy Guerra.
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Dodgers' Dee Gordon Dislocates Right Thumb
The Los Angeles Dodgers won their second straight game on Wednesday, and captured their third win in their last four games, with their 4-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds, but the news at Dodger Stadium wasn't all good. Shortstop a Dee Gordon dislocated his right thumb on a stolen base in the eighth inning, and could miss some time.
Gordon jammed his thumb while sliding into third base, and immediately left the game with assistant trainer Greg Harrel.
"It felt like I hit something real hard," Gordon said. "As soon as I got up I knew I jammed it, and when I looked at my batting gloves and it looked disfigured."
The good news for Gordon is that x-rays showed nothing broken, but he will have an MRI exam on Thursday to determine the extend of the dislocation. Gordon's thumb was in a splint and heavily bandaged after the game.
The Dodgers open a four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday in Phoenix.
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