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Not improving, Bour likely out until September
- Updated: August 12, 2016
MIAMI — The Marlins are bracing to be without first baseman Justin Bour until perhaps September. Manager Don Mattingly noted on Friday that the high ankle sprain that landed the 28-year-old on the disabled list on July 6 has not dramatically improved.
“Honestly, you don’t feel like he’s going to be ready until September,” Mattingly said. “I don’t know what’s happened, but it’s not going anywhere. It’s not getting better. It seems like one thing has led to another. If it’s not one thing, it’s another.”
For weeks, the Marlins had been hopeful the power-hitting first baseman would have already been back. Bour, who’s batting .268 with 15 home runs and 46 RBIs in 68 games, last played on July 2.
“We just haven’t been able to progress,” Mattingly said. “I feel like we went backwards in a sense that we don’t really have a timetable.”
Bour continues to take batting practice and go through light drills, but he notes he is aiming foremost to just get …
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