Schilling has broken hand
Associated Press
June 3, 2003
PHOENIX – Arizona Diamondbacks ace Curt Schilling has a broken right hand, another in a string of injuries for the two-time defending NL West champions.
Schilling was injured when he was hit in the hand twice last Friday in San Diego. He stayed in the game after Ramon Vazquez's comebacker hit him on the index finger on the opening pitch, but left the game after Sean Burroughs' line drive hit him on the back of the right hand with two outs in the seventh inning.
X-rays after the game were negative and trainer Paul Lessard was confident there were no broken bones, but a precautionary MRI was taken Tuesday. It uncovered a hairline fracture and a bone chip in the third and fourth metacarples.
There was no immediate estimate of how long Schilling will be sidelined.
He joins fellow ace Randy Johnson and a crowd of other Diamondbacks on the disabled list. Johnson had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and isn't due back for at least three weeks.
Schilling is 4-3 with a 3.04 ERA. On Tuesday, he was fined about $15,000 by major league baseball for smashing a machine that monitors umpires.
The team brought up left-hander Chris Capuano from Triple-A Tucson to take over Schilling's scheduled start Wednesday.
Among others on Arizona's 15-day disabled list are closer Matt Mantei, setup man Mike Koplove, rookie starter Brandon Webb and infielder Craig Counsell.
In addition, outfielder David Dellucci is still recovering from a concussion, a cut tongue, swollen jaw and sore lower back as the result of a collision with infielder Alex Cintron on Sunday. Cintron also is hurting with a tight left hamstring.
Last week, the team traded starter Byung-Hyun Kim to Boston for third baseman Shea Hillenbrand.
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