Originally posted by vansmack:
I thought for sure this was about Raul Mondesi.
ask, and ye shall recieve (btw, you read neyer's article on espn.com today?):
06/09/2004 11:31 PM ET
Mondesi could be lost for season
Outfielder has torn right quadriceps
By Doug Miller / MLB.com
ANAHEIM -- It didn't take outfielder Raul Mondesi long to join the ranks of the Angels' infirm.
In his eighth game as an Angel since signing with the club May 29, Mondesi tore his right quadriceps (thigh) muscle while running to first base in Tuesday night's loss to Milwaukee and could be out for the year.
The Angels immediately placed Mondesi on the 15-day disabled list and said he will be out "indefinitely."
The recovery time for this type of injury can vary but is usually measured in months, so it's possible that Mondesi, a free agent at the end of the season, has played his last game as an Angel.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia said he felt Mondesi could be back before the end of the season.
"He plays hard and can play through a lot of pain and a lot of nicks," Scioscia said. "But this one is going to take some time."
Mondesi, who was hitting .118 in 34 at-bats over eight games, left the Angels clubhouse while his teammates stretched on the field before Wednesday's game.
He was sent for an MRI and was re-examined by team physician Craig Milhouse on Wednesday evening. Milhouse confirmed the tear.
Mondesi will likely be replaced on the roster by center fielder Garret Anderson, who played in his third rehab game for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Wednesday night and went 2-for-3 with a walk.
Anderson was deemed by Scioscia to be "further along than we ever thought he'd be" in his recovery from arthritis that has kept him out of action since April 22 and will probably join the Angels on Thursday.
Mondesi joins Anderson, Darin Erstad, Troy Glaus, Brendan Donnelly, Tim Salmon and Troy Percival as Angels who have spent time on the DL this year.
The injury continues a strange year for Mondesi, an 11-year big-league veteran.
Mondesi started the season with the Pittsburgh Pirates and played until late April, when he said he would sit out the rest of the season to fight a lawsuit filed against him by Mario Guerrero, a former player who alleged that he deserved about $650,000 -- one percent of his earnings -- for teaching Mondesi how to play baseball while growing up in San Cristobal, D.R.
Mondesi did not travel to Denver for a series against the Colorado Rockies, so the Pirates placed him on the restricted list. Then he didn't show up for a series opener against the Padres and was waived.
The Angels signed him May 29 for a remainder-of-the-season deal that paid him $1.75 million.
Doug Miller is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
