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Thumb injury sidelines Dodgers' LaRoche
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Andy LaRoche fell out of the two-man race to be the Dodgers' starting third baseman Friday night, when a ligament in his right thumb was revealed to be torn and in need of surgery that will sideline him eight to 10 weeks.
LaRoche will undergo surgery in the next couple of days, probably in Los Angeles, General Manager Ned Colletti said. With the 24-year old LaRoche out until at least May, the job at third base will almost certainly go to Nomar Garciaparra, who narrowly escaped a serious injury of his own in the Dodgers' 6-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
It was because Garciaparra was hit by a pitch above his right wrist in the fourth inning that LaRoche had to enter the game as a pinch-runner.
A half inning later, LaRoche was rolling on the ground in agony, his throwing hand having been hit by a pickoff throw to third base by Dodgers catcher Danny Ardoin that deflected off runner D'Angelo Jimenez.
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Well... let's chalk up another one:
Takashi Saito
Jason Schmidt
Jeff Kent
Rudy Seanez
Adam LaRoche
The linked article discusses LaRoche and the status of the other injured Dodgers...
The Dodgers vs. The Injury Bug
The Dodgers vs. The Injury Bug
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