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St. Louis Cardinals All-Star catcher Yadier Molina has a torn ligament in his right thumb and will have surgery Friday, the team announced Thursday.
Molina, who could miss eight to 12 weeks, was injured when he planted his hand for balance after sliding feet-first into third base in the second inning of Wednesday's 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
He caught another half-inning before he was taken out for a pinch hitter in the third inning, and he had an MRI on Wednesday night.
The Cardinals recalled catcher Audry Perez from Triple-A Memphis before Thursday night's game against Pittsburgh.
"He went through some tests, and you could feel some irritation there, obviously," manager Mike Matheny said Wednesday night. "He was still trying, he got it taped up and was convinced he was going back in, but we had to get it looked at."
Molina was voted to his sixth straight NL All-Star team Sunday and is a starter for the fourth time. He was hitting .287 with seven homers and 30 RBIs.
Source: ESPN
Molina, who could miss eight to 12 weeks, was injured when he planted his hand for balance after sliding feet-first into third base in the second inning of Wednesday's 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
He caught another half-inning before he was taken out for a pinch hitter in the third inning, and he had an MRI on Wednesday night.
The Cardinals recalled catcher Audry Perez from Triple-A Memphis before Thursday night's game against Pittsburgh.
"He went through some tests, and you could feel some irritation there, obviously," manager Mike Matheny said Wednesday night. "He was still trying, he got it taped up and was convinced he was going back in, but we had to get it looked at."
Molina was voted to his sixth straight NL All-Star team Sunday and is a starter for the fourth time. He was hitting .287 with seven homers and 30 RBIs.
Source: ESPN
