Dustin Pedroia injured his thumb in May, sitting for nearly a week instead of going on the disabled list. He came back in early June and played through the injury for the rest of the month.
Dustin Pedroia Heading To 15-Day DL With Thumb Injury
After aggravating the injury on Wednesday and leaving the game, Pedroia is finally going on the DL:
Dustin Pedroia headed to 15-day disabled list, according to major league source #RedSox
— Scott Lauber (@ScottLauber) July 5, 2012
Nick Punto will pick up a lot of the at-bats in Pedroia's absence, which is something of a drastic downgrade, as Punto is hitting .180/.295/.247 in 89 at-bats this year. But Pedroia's numbers are down this year -- .266/.326/.400 -- thanks to a Punto-esque June in which he hit .194/.269/.269. To use a baseball expression, Pedroia "hit like a guy with a screwed-up thumb."
This will be the first trip to the DL for Pedroia since he fouled a pitch off his foot in August, 2010, and missed the rest of the season.
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