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There is always injury news in spring training, but we've never received injury news like this.
Francisco Lindor, Jackson Holliday and Corbin Carroll have all recently suffered hamate bone injuries, putting their status in doubt for MLB Opening Day and bringing a lot of questions with them.
What is a hamate bone injury? What is the normal recovery time for the injury?
Should fans be worried about the status of those players throughout the season?
Here's what to know about the hamate bone and the prognosis for Lindor, Holliday and Carroll this season.
The hamate bone is a small bone in the wrist with a hook near the pinky finger. Baseball players are often susceptible to the injury because of how they hold their bats and the repetition they make when swinging them. Hamate bone injuries can result in a weaker grip of the bat for players. Players usually undergo surgery to fix the injury.
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The normal recovery time for a hamate bone injury is four to six weeks after surgery, although it can differ for different people and it can result in lingering issues.
MLB Opening Day is March 26, six weeks away.
ESPN's Jeff Passan wrote this about the recovery process for a hamate bone injury:
"While the recovery is typically four to six weeks, hitters who undergo the surgery to fix it often talk about how their power takes months to return. It’s not like a soft-tissue injury; the return timeline on hamates is fairly straightforward. The time to full health, however, can be longer."
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: What is a hamate bone injury? Explaining injury, recovery timeline
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Francisco Lindor, Jackson Holliday and Corbin Carroll have all recently suffered hamate bone injuries, putting their status in doubt for MLB Opening Day and bringing a lot of questions with them.
What is a hamate bone injury? What is the normal recovery time for the injury?
Should fans be worried about the status of those players throughout the season?
Here's what to know about the hamate bone and the prognosis for Lindor, Holliday and Carroll this season.
What is the hamate bone?
The hamate bone is a small bone in the wrist with a hook near the pinky finger. Baseball players are often susceptible to the injury because of how they hold their bats and the repetition they make when swinging them. Hamate bone injuries can result in a weaker grip of the bat for players. Players usually undergo surgery to fix the injury.
Injury update: Diamondbacks star Corbin Carroll's status for Opening Day in doubt
What is the recovery timeline for a hamate bone injury?
The normal recovery time for a hamate bone injury is four to six weeks after surgery, although it can differ for different people and it can result in lingering issues.
MLB Opening Day is March 26, six weeks away.
What are the potential lingering issues with hamate bone injuries?
ESPN's Jeff Passan wrote this about the recovery process for a hamate bone injury:
"While the recovery is typically four to six weeks, hitters who undergo the surgery to fix it often talk about how their power takes months to return. It’s not like a soft-tissue injury; the return timeline on hamates is fairly straightforward. The time to full health, however, can be longer."
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Reach Jeremy Cluff at [email protected]. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff.
Support local journalism: Subscribe to azcentral.com today. Sign up for azcentral Preps Now. And be sure to subscribe to our daily sports newsletters so you don't miss a thing.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: What is a hamate bone injury? Explaining injury, recovery timeline
Continue reading...
