Kendrys Morales To Have Second Surgery, Out Until 2012
Kendrys Morales done for the year. Will have a second surgery.For some reason, this seems like one of the worst baseball stories in recent memory. Morales didn’t attempt an Ozzie Smith-style back flip. He didn’t roundhouse kick a water cooler after getting called out on strikes. He just ... jumped. He was happy. His teammates were happy. And he jumped. It was already a terrible story when he missed the rest of 2010. But to cost him 2011 too, in the prime of his career, right after he had his breakout season? Words fail.
The surgery will clean up scar tissue and bone cysts, and the recovery time is usually six months.
Read Article >Kendrys Morales Shut Down With Foot Soreness
Morales came into 2011 looking to recover and get healthy in time for Opening Day. Mike Scioscia initially thought that Morales’ odds of making the opener were good. However, Morales hasn’t been running as well as expected, as he hasn’t yet been able to go full speed in a straight line, and he also hasn’t been able to cut or curve due to pain in his left foot. And now, only making matters worse, that pain has caused the team to shut him down:
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