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09-17-2004, 10:10 AM
Khalil Greene sidelined with broken finger
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -- Padres shortstop Khalil Greene (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7233) has a broken bone in his right index finger that is expected to keep him out of the starting lineup for the rest of the regular season.
Greene, a leading candidate for National League Rookie of the Year honors, was injured in the fifth inning of Monday night's 9-7 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=los) while fielding Antonio Perez's hard grounder.
X-rays before Wednesday night's game against the Dodgers revealed a small fracture.
"That's going to be it for him for the rest of the season," Padres manager Bruce Bochy said. "It's a tough break for Khalil and for us. He's had a tremendous year. I hope this doesn't affect any rookie of the year voting."
Greene is hitting .273 with 15 homers and 65 RBIss in 137 games, and is one of the NL's better fielding shortstops. Bochy said the 24-year-old Greene won't be able to throw for about four weeks.
"They're saying four weeks," Bochy said. "You get to the playoffs, guys have a way of healing."
The Padres entered Wednesday night's game trailing the NL West-leading Dodgers by 7½ games and the Chicago Cubs (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=chn) by three games in the NL wild-card race.
Bochy said it's possible Greene might be able to hit before the season ends Oct. 3, adding: "He can't grip a bat right now. He could pinch run."
Bochy said Ramon Vazquez and Rich Aurilia will share the shortstop position.
Greene, wearing a splint on his injured finger, said he'll do whatever he can to help his team.
"It's disappointing not to be able to finish what you started," said Greene, the Padres' first-round draft pick two years ago. "There's nothing you can do about it. Injuries happen, they're part of the game."
While saying he felt good about his rookie season, Greene added: "I don't necessarily feel 100 percent satisfied."
Greene said he knew right away his injury was serious.
"He hit it well -- it was a pretty direct hit," Greene said. "It was bleeding right away. The next day, when the swelling didn't go down, I knew it would be tough to throw."
Greene committed a throwing error on the play -- his 20th error of the season -- and was removed in the next inning.
"You hate to see somebody who's had such a good year and be in such a zone have such a freakish thing happen to him," Padres second baseman Mark Loretta (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5504) said. "He's been better than advertised. He's done it all. He's made highlight reel after highlight reel play in the field, driven in a lot of big runs and hit some home runs recently."
Greene hit four homers over three games last week, breaking the franchise record for homers by a rookie shortstop in the process.
This story is from ESPN.com's automated news wire. Wire index (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire)
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -- Padres shortstop Khalil Greene (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7233) has a broken bone in his right index finger that is expected to keep him out of the starting lineup for the rest of the regular season.
Greene, a leading candidate for National League Rookie of the Year honors, was injured in the fifth inning of Monday night's 9-7 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=los) while fielding Antonio Perez's hard grounder.
X-rays before Wednesday night's game against the Dodgers revealed a small fracture.
"That's going to be it for him for the rest of the season," Padres manager Bruce Bochy said. "It's a tough break for Khalil and for us. He's had a tremendous year. I hope this doesn't affect any rookie of the year voting."
Greene is hitting .273 with 15 homers and 65 RBIss in 137 games, and is one of the NL's better fielding shortstops. Bochy said the 24-year-old Greene won't be able to throw for about four weeks.
"They're saying four weeks," Bochy said. "You get to the playoffs, guys have a way of healing."
The Padres entered Wednesday night's game trailing the NL West-leading Dodgers by 7½ games and the Chicago Cubs (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=chn) by three games in the NL wild-card race.
Bochy said it's possible Greene might be able to hit before the season ends Oct. 3, adding: "He can't grip a bat right now. He could pinch run."
Bochy said Ramon Vazquez and Rich Aurilia will share the shortstop position.
Greene, wearing a splint on his injured finger, said he'll do whatever he can to help his team.
"It's disappointing not to be able to finish what you started," said Greene, the Padres' first-round draft pick two years ago. "There's nothing you can do about it. Injuries happen, they're part of the game."
While saying he felt good about his rookie season, Greene added: "I don't necessarily feel 100 percent satisfied."
Greene said he knew right away his injury was serious.
"He hit it well -- it was a pretty direct hit," Greene said. "It was bleeding right away. The next day, when the swelling didn't go down, I knew it would be tough to throw."
Greene committed a throwing error on the play -- his 20th error of the season -- and was removed in the next inning.
"You hate to see somebody who's had such a good year and be in such a zone have such a freakish thing happen to him," Padres second baseman Mark Loretta (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5504) said. "He's been better than advertised. He's done it all. He's made highlight reel after highlight reel play in the field, driven in a lot of big runs and hit some home runs recently."
Greene hit four homers over three games last week, breaking the franchise record for homers by a rookie shortstop in the process.
This story is from ESPN.com's automated news wire. Wire index (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire)