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Aiming for return, Holliday opts for surgery
- Updated: August 17, 2016
HOUSTON — Given the option of undergoing surgery or allowing his fractured right thumb to heal with rest, Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday opted to take the path that would give him a chance to return to the field this season.
That means Holliday will undergo surgery in St. Louis on Wednesday to repair a bone that was fractured by a 94-mph pitch last Thursday. Having the procedure does not guarantee a return in 2016, but it at least allows for the possibility. There’s a little less than seven weeks remaining in the regular season.
“The way it was expressed to me is the procedure was the only chance of potentially getting back this year,” manager Mike Matheny said. “That’s a big step to make. Any time you get cut on, there are things that go along with that. Matt just wants to play. [I’m] not surprised with Matt just wanting to get back and play and help out the club.”
Holliday started 99 of the team’s 115 games before being knocked out of Thursday’s loss by an errant Mike Montgomery pitch. Though he had a career-low .242 batting average …
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