NIGHT STALKER Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Source: Gordon Edes ESPNBoston.com BOSTON -- Boston Red Sox center fielder Mike Cameron has been diagnosed with an abdominal tear, described by a team source as a type of sports hernia. Judging by the experience of other players who have had similar injuries, it could require surgery that would sideline the 37-year-old outfielder for at least a month to six weeks. Cameron will be placed on the disabled list later Tuesday, the source said, with outfielder Josh Reddick called up from Triple-A Pawtucket to take his place. The Texas Rangers, who are in town to play the Red Sox in a three-game set beginning Tuesday night, lost two star players with similar injuries in the past two seasons. Ian Kinsler, the Rangers' All-Star second baseman, missed the final 42 games of the 2008 season with a sports hernia in his abdominal wall, undergoing surgery on Sept. 11. Josh Hamilton, the Rangers' All-Star outfielder, missed 30 games last season with a partial tear of his abdominal muscle that also required surgery. Other players who have had similar injuries recently are Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez, who revealed he had played with a small abdominal tear last season before having surgery in the offseason, and Mariners pitcher Cliff Lee, who has been sidelined since mid-March with an abdominal strain and hopes to return to the rotation around May 1. Sports hernias generally occur, according to Dr. William Brown, a sports hernia specialist writing on his website, because of a weakening of the muscles or tendons in a thin region of the abdominal wall. Once overexerted, a muscle tear occurs inside the groin. Cameron, who passed a kidney stone late last week, was scratched from the lineup Monday and went to Massachusetts General Hospital to find out the cause of his abdominal distress. After Monday's 8-2 Red Sox loss to the Rays, manager Terry Francona said a CT scan ruled out another kidney stone for Cameron. Reddick arrives just in time for the Red Sox, who are in dire need of outfield help. Along with Cameron, left fielder Jacoby Ellsbury has also been out, missing the last seven games as he recovers from bruised left ribs. He doesn't appear close to coming back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Sounds like Ellsbury is heading there too. Not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 the fact Cameron was not the teams 4th outfielder going into the season is still beyond me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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