PLAYING TIME: Markakis hits the DL
May 31 2012
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Markakis to DL with broken hamate bone
Nick Markakis (OF, BAL) was diagnosed with a broken hamate bone on Thursday and will undergo surgery Friday morning. Markakis had been bothered by a sore wrist for a little over a week, and reported that he had "tweaked" it further after his final at-bat in Tuesday's game. The swelling worsened the next morning, and the outfielder sat out Wednesday's game.
Markakis was in the midst of what appeared to be a power surge, as he had eight HR in 199 AB, after averaging 15 HRs and 637 AB over the past three seasons. But the 28-year-old's peripherals do not support it: his FB% has dropped to 29% while his hr/f has almost doubled to 17% from 2011. In addition, his ct%, at 85% or...
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