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New York Yankees Outfielder Hideki Matsui Out For At Least Three Months




Posted by Jeff Chan Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Injuries, MLB, Scoreboard,

Hideki Matusui out with a broken wrist injuryHideki Matsui broke his left wrist while trying to make a sliding catch last night.  With right fielder Gary Sheffield already out with an injury the Yankees may look to a trade possibility for help in the outfield.  The Yankees ended up losing the game 5-3, being undone by a throwing error by Derek Jeter which brought home the winning run.  Boston took two out of three in the series at Yankee stadium.  The Yankees threatened in the bottom of the eighth inning by a lead-off double by Bernie Williams, but Jorge Posada couldn’t advance the runner by popping out, followed by a grounder by Cano and a strike out by Cairo to end the inning.  This is what really lost the game, the Yankees inability to play small ball and the reliance on the three-run blast.  Perhaps with Bernie Williams and Bubba Crosby in the lineup, the Yankees will start to play a little bit more “small ball”, or National league style baseball, with the emphasis on advancing the runners, more sacrifice bunts and hit and run plays.  This injury could actually be a silver lining and can actually help the Yankees in the long run.

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