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Perez expected to miss two to three months
- Updated: May 6, 2016
CLEVELAND — The diving tag that Roberto Perez pulled off on Saturday was an impressive display of his abilities as a catcher. Unfortunately for the Indians and Perez, that highlight-reel out against the Phillies also came with a price.
On Friday, Cleveland announced that Perez is expected to miss two to three months after undergoing surgery to repair the damage to his right thumb, which was injured on that ill-fated play last weekend. Dr. Thomas Graham, a renowned hand specialist, performed the procedure on Friday morning in Akron, Ohio.
Perez sustained the injury in the fifth inning of Cleveland’s 4-3 loss to Philadelphia on Saturday. On a bounced pitch from Joba Chamberlain, the catcher quickly retrieved the baseball in front of the plate and made a diving tag on Odubel Herrera with the ball in his right hand. At some point during that play, Perez fractured his right thumb.
Surgery went well thanks god! #i will back stronger! Thanks for all the fans support and… …
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