According to Jack Curry (NY Times), it has been discovered that Alex Rodriguez has a hip injury that may keep him out of the WBC. Apparently, Alex had an MRI before leaving to join the DR team and the Yankees’ medical staff found a cyst. He will fly to Colorado tomorrow in order to seek counsel from a specialist.
A cyst isn’t serious, but as Curry notes, it’ll give the Yankees a preventative reason to keep A-Rod out of the WBC.
UPDATE – Here’s the press release from the Yankees:
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez will fly to Vail, Colo., on Wednesday, and will be examined and evaluated by Dr. Marc Phillipon, a hip specialist at Steadman-Hawkins Clinic.After experiencing right hip tightness and stiffness this spring, Rodriguez was examined by Dr. Chris Ahmad, the New York Yankees team physician on Saturday in Tampa, Fla. An MRI examination-also administered on Saturday-revealed the formation of a cyst in the right hip. Dr. Ahmad determined that a follow-up examination with a hip specialist should be scheduled.
The Yankees contacted Dr. Phillipon on Saturday to schedule an appointment, and Wednesday (tomorrow) was the first day he could be seen in his office.
After consultations between the Yankees’ medical staff and Dr. Phillipon, and because there has been no functional pain, Rodriguez was cleared to continue baseball activities until Dr. Phillipon could examine him.
“We felt it was in everyone’s best interest-for the team and the player-to send Alex to Dr. Phillipon, who is regarded as the leading expert in his field,” said Brian Cashman, New York Yankees Senior Vice President and General Manager. “Alex has proven his durability throughout his career, and we will take every precaution and step necessary to ensure his health as we near the start of the 2009 regular season and beyond.”
Any future determinations or comments regarding Rodriguez will take place only after his appointment with Dr. Phillipon, and the exchange of information between the doctor, the team and Rodriguez is complete.
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Um, i hate saying this, and I really do, but alot of times, cysts can develop from an area being shot into to often, see McNamee and Clemens and also note how Anderson, on tape discussed moving around Bonds steroid shots just to avoid him developing a cyst.
Oh, God. So it begins…
(I’m not dissing you, I just know that sports writers will soon follow suit and this steroid issue will never die).
If it had anything to do with that, they never would have released it.
Keith Olbermann just “broke” the news on his show and implicitly linked the cyst to steroid use. Good God, it has begun…
All indications (steroid testing began) point to Alex Rodriguez not using steroids for a long period of time. Cysts don’t magically appear because of four year-old injections.
Unless Angel Presinal knows something that we don’t…