Philadelphia Phillies 3rd baseman Placido Polanco left Tuesday’s Spring Training game in the bottom of the 2nd inning after hyperextending his left elbow.
A Phillies media relations representative said the injury is not related to the November surgery Polanco had on the same elbow by stating ,”it’s the opposite side of the arm.”
Although the team said the injury is not related to Polanco’s offseason surgery, it has to be at least a bit worrisome that the latest injury is in the same arm. The 3rd baseman was hit with a Tim Hudson pitch late last April, aggravating a chronic left elbow injury that limited him to 132 games in 2010.
“It’s right where I had the surgery, but is’ nothing bad,” said Polanco. “I’ve had it before. Ive had it a million times. But the fact that I had surgery in that elbow, we’re being safe, we’re playing it very safe. We’ll see how it feels tomorrow and the next day, take it a day at a time.”
Polanco had scar tissue and bone spurs removed from his elbow when he underwent surgery in November.
Wilson Valdez replaced Polanco at 3rd base. Valdez is currently penciled in as the Phillies starting 2nd baseman with Chase Utley sidelined due to patellar tendinitis in his knee.
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