Chris Young Returning To Action With D’backs

Alas, in his 11th game Young slammed into a wall, hurt his shoulder, and hasn’t played since.

In Young’s absence, the Diamondbacks have won 10 games and lost 18 games. Since it’s really hard to acquire a player as good as Chris Young in May (or June, or July), management must be thrilled with this news:

Here’s something that won’t shock you to hear: Chris Young is on the disabled list with a shoulder injury. Here’s something that might shock you to hear: not that Chris Young. The other one, the one who hits fly balls and runs them down instead of allowing them by the boatload.

The Diamondbacks’ Chris Young ran into the wall Tuesday night making a catch. The catch was successful, but Young stayed down on the ground, holding his shoulder. He was removed from the game and placed on the disabled list shortly thereafter, and now we have a full diagnosis of what’s going on:

Straight from the Diamondbacks:

You might wonder why the Diamondbacks would replace an every-day center fielder with a utility infielder.