True Baseball Injuries #2
True injuries suffered by pro players.
Shortstop Clint Barmes fell down some stairs and broke his collarbone. He was unable to break his fall because he was cradling a package of venison given to him from teammate Todd Helton.
Pitcher Greg Harris suffered a strained elbow flipping sunflower seeds while sitting in the bullpen.
Pitcher Randy Veres injured his hand pounding on the hotel room wall, trying to get the people in the next room to be quiet.
Third baseman Randy Johnson strained his back putting on his socks.
Pitcher Byron McLaughlin cut his right hand when he was practicing his windup in his hotel room. He was apparently too close to the mirror.
Catcher Brent Mayne missed an entire month because he turned his head to check traffic as he was crossing the street - and wrenched his back.
Pitcher Steve Foster injured his shoulder at a taping of a segment for "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno".
Speedster Rickey Henderson allegedly missed several games in August due to frostbite.
Outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. missed a game after his cup slipped and pinched a testicle.
Pitcher Oliver Perez went on the 15 day disabled list after breaking his toe while kicking a laundry cart in the visitor's clubhouse.
Outfielder Marty Cordova missed a game after he burned his face, spending too much time under a tanning lamp.
Jose Cardenal missed a game because he was kept awake all night by crickets chirping in his hotel room.
Pitcher Kenny Rogers dislocated his pinky finger (on his non-pitching hand) after punching out a water cooler.
Outfielder Glenallen Hill received cuts over much of his body after he fell out of bed onto a glass table. He was having a nightmare about being covered in spiders.
Pitcher Rich Harden strained his shoulder turning off his alarm clock.
Second baseman Jeff Kent claimed he hurt his wrist while washing his truck. Speculation is that he was injured in a motorcycle accident while doing tricks.
Infielder Paul Molitor dislocated a knuckle - it got stuck in another player's glove.
Pitcher Terry Mulholland scratched his eye on a feather that stuck out of a pillow.
Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro was injured while shaking hands.
Pitcher Doc Gooden missed a start when a teammate accidentally hit him with a golf club in the locker room.
Shortstop Jason Bartlett tore the nail off his left pinky while sliding his hand under the television in his room at the Ritz Carlton hotel in Detroit.
Shortstop Juan Castro hurt his neck on the pillow at the same Ritz Carlton hotel in Detroit.
Infielder Kent Hrbek sprained an ankle wrestling with a clubhouse attendant, forcing him to miss the final ten days of the season.
Famed outfielder Kevin Mitchell strained a muscle while vomiting.
Kevin Mitchell also was hurt by a microwaved donut. Supposedly eating this led to his needing a root canal.
Pitcher Pascual Perez missed a game in Atlanta because he couldn't find the correct exit ramp on the freeway. OK, it's not an injury, but it's pretty funny!
Wade Boggs hurt his back putting on his cowboy boots.
Pitcher Mike Remlinger missed 15 days because he broke his left pinky in a clubhouse recliner.
Reliever Steve Sparks dislocated his shoulder trying to tear a phone book in half.
Pitcher Carlos Perez broke his nose in a car accident - he was trying to pass the team bus at the time.
John Smoltz burned his chest while ironing the shirt he was wearing.
Outfielder Oddibe McDowell sliced his hand while buttering a roll at the annual "Welcome Luncheon" held by the Texas Rangers.
Nolan Ryan missed a start after being bitten by a coyote.
Shortstop Bobby Crosby cracked two ribs while swinging the bat at practice.
Outfielder Terry Harper separated a shoulder after high-fiving a teammate.
Pitcher David Cone missed a start because his mother-in-law's Jack Russell Terrier bit him.
Hall of Famer George Brett broke a toe on a chair when he was running from the kitchen to the living room to see baseball on TV.
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