Well, say, either it's just not the Yankees' season, or this is all going to make a helluva story. Phil Hughes was sailing along Game 3, holding the Tigers scoreless through the first three innings. But in the bottom of the fourth, Delmon Young hit a solo home run to put the Tigers up 1-0. Hughes walked Andy Dirks on five pitches, and on the last pitch he motioned for the trainers to come out.
Phil Hughes leaves Game 3 with herniated disk
Phil Hughes is possibly out for the rest of the postseason, as he left Game 3 with a herniated disk.
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According to Craig Sager on the TBS broadcast, the prognosis is a herniated lumbar disk, which is pretty freaky. According to the Internet, which has never failed me before, the condition is described as when ...
... the inner contents of a disc (the nucleus pulposus) leak out of a tear of the annulus fibrosis of the discTreatment can be non-surgical according to this journal article, and as for a return for Hughes ...
Overall, the return-to-play rate following treatment of lumbar disk hernation was 97.1% at an average time of 6.6 months from the time of injury.So it’s likely that Hughes is out for the postseason, which is another rough blow for the Yankees.
Update: ESPN is reporting a stiff back. Who you going to believe, the worldwide leader in sports, or a dude with a crazy jacket? I’m going with crazy jacket.
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