Braves rookie sensation Jason Heyward will miss a few more games and will not return until after the all-star break after the team placed the rightfielder on the disabled list. Heyward, who has been out of the starting lineup dating back to the Tigers series, had an MRI done on his left thumb yesterday, revealing no break, fracture or ligament tear. The team is calling the injury a deep bone bruise of the left thumb and the 15-day DL move was retroactive to June 27. Today Heyward will be fitted and placed in a cast that he will wear for one week.
For those Braves fans breaking out their calendars to see when Heyward could return, he will be eligible for activation over the all-star break and could be in uniform when the Milwaukee Brewers come to the Ted to open the second half of the season on July 15.
Baseball fans were no doubt disappointed to find out that Heyward was not in the lineup last night when Washington Nationals rookie pitcher Stephen Strasburg visited Turner Field. The rookie righty mowed down seven Braves batters before running out of gas in the seventh as the Braves struck for four runs off Strasburg and another off the Nationals bullpen in a 5-0 win. Heyward has been replaced, for the time being by Melky Cabrera in rightfield as Gregor Blanco has seen his playing time upped in center. The team will announce a roster move this afternoon to take Heyward’s spot on the active roster. (I say bring up Schafer and let him play a little center, but that's just me)
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I'm thinking Matt Diaz is close to being activated, isn't he? They would probably play Matt before they promoted Schafer. And as much as I'd like them to bring Schafer back, I'm just not sure they're going to do it anytime soon... I definitely hope you're right though!
Note: Diaz was activated earlier today. I just got back from Turner Field where Diaz seemed to swing the bat well in BP. Heyward's left hand was in a black cast but the outfield was still Hinske, Blanco and Cabrera.
PS, Bobby Cox said that Heyward would be ready after the all-star break, and joked that maybe he would use the ASG as his "rehab" but didn't rule out a few games in Rome.
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