Yankees’ Dustin Fowler leaves Major League debut with ruptured right patella tendon

By -
Dustin Fowler had his Major League debut cut very short after a heartbreaking injury in the bottom of the first inning. On a ball hit in foul territory, the 22-year-old outfielder crashed into the wall, rupturing his patella tendon in his right knee, which required immediate surgery during the game in Chicago.
Photo Credit: AP

It was a gut-wrenching moment for everyone watching Thursday’s late starting game. After viciously crashing into the wall, Fowler attempted to walk it off and walk back into right field, but his inability to put any weight on his right leg forced him to collapse to the dirt as Joe Girardi and Steve Donohue immediately ran out to him.
Girardi was seen immediately throwing his hands over his face in despair as Fowler simply looked around, clearly in shock that his debut would end essentially before it began. To make matters worse, Fowler was due to leadoff the top of the second inning.

Fowler was the Yankees’ eighth ranked prospect according to MLB Pipeline, and he was performing incredibly well in Triple-A, hitting to a .293/.329/.542 line in 70 games with 13 home runs, 43 RBIs, 19 doubles, eight triples, and 13 stolen bases.

 His injury adds to the long list of current Yankee players on the DL. Currently, the Yankees are without Greg Bird, Tyler Austin, Starlin Castro, Aaron Hicks, Matt Holliday, Adam Warren and CC Sabathia.

The diagnosis for Fowler all but guarantees that he will not play again in 2017. The club has obviously not yet announced the corresponding roster move and for now, everyone’s focus is on wishing this talented young kid a full and speedy recovery.

Article by: Chad Raines

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Introducing Bronx Bomber Bets: BBBets 9/23

By -
Image
Welcome to our new gambling column at BBB, Bronx Bomber Bets. Here we will be giving out some of our favorite picks of the day and sharing them with our readers. Today, we are giving out 10 picks for all of you, so please enjoy, and bet responsibly. Now, we know that not all of our readers are big gamblers, if they are gamblers at all, so for the first week or so that we give out picks we will be explaining the odds and gambling terminology for anyone out there who is looking to learn about sports betting. Here are our picks:
Read more

Trade Market the Perfect Storm for Yankees to Acquire Starter

By -
Image
 UPDATE D 11/18/15 We’ve all heard it: The Yankees aren’t likely to be big spenders this offseason. Hearing this makes me chuckle as the Yankees have the dollars to field a $500 million pay roll if they wanted to, but their dedication to winning just hasn’t been there since the passing of good ole’ George. Sure little rumors have serviced here or there about them maybe pursuing Zach Greinke who has recently opted out of his contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but that move reeks of the move CC Sabathia pulled in opting out of his contract with the Yankees a few years back to simply restructure his contract and make a better payday.   However, instances like CC Sabathia and Masahiro Tanaka are why I believe the Yankees aren’t going to shell out big money and a long term contract for a big name starter this year. There are simply too many factors that could explode in the Pinstripes’ face when giving a long contract to a starter as evidenced by Sabathia’s fall from g...
Read more

Pride, Passion and Pinstripes: The greatest Yankees to ever touch the field

By -
Image
No team in baseball history has a story quite like the Yankees. 27 times they’ve found baseball Nirvana which is 16 more than the next closest team (Cardinals). 40 times have the Yankees won the American League, and that is also a major league record. The franchise won four straight championships from 1936-1939 and five straight from 1949-1953, a task no other team has ever accomplished. With all this sustained success, the team has seen some of the greatest players in league history proudly call the Bronx home. Together the Yankees could field multiple All-Star teams with their collective legends, but in this article, I’m going to try and put together a team of legends that I think would be absolutely unbeatable.   Photo Credit: Creative Commons
Read more