In the overnight links this morning, I linked over to a few posts that said injured Boston Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury would need a little more rest. A little while ago, Jon Heyman of SI.com tweeted that Ellsbury would be need at least two more weeks of rest but the examination revealed a “bigger issue”.
2nd opinion on ellsbury ribcage injury reveals bigger issue. he needs at least 2 more weeks rest.
What this bigger issue is anybody’s guess right now as the Red Sox have not said anything else publicly about the injury. But that’s due to the fact that Red Sox skipper Terry Francona hadn’t talked with Dr. Yocum or Dr. Gill until after the game last night. So my best guess is that he’ll address during this afternoon’s media briefing before the finale with the Cleveland Indians.
Ellsbury originally injured his ribs on April 11th when he collided with third baseman Adrian Beltre. The Red Sox didn’t think the injury was that serious and they didn’t place on the DL until April 20th with move being retroactive to the 12th.
Ellsbury came off the DL on May 22nd and played in three games before experiencing soreness again. He was then placed back on the DL on May 28th would the move retroactive to the 25th.
Since then he’s been resting and getting treatment and now we know he’ll be doing that for at least the next two weeks.
If there’s any update as to what the bigger issue is, I’ll be sure to update it here as soon as possible.
Update: It turns out that Ellsbury suffered another rib injury when diving for a ball on May 23rd against the Phillies.
“An MRI of Jacoby’s thoracic spine and posterior rib area, recommended by us jointly, revealed a non-displaced rib fracture and edema in the left posterior-axillary line. This fracture, which is in a different area than the initial fractures and which was not present on previous scans, is likely the result of a new injury which occurred when Jacoby dove and impacted the ground during his brief return to play. Jacoby will require several weeks of rest and physical therapy.”
Ellsbury is heading to API in Arizona for the next two weeks to rest and rehab his injury.
