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My dad just saw on the ESPN ticker that Alou is to have hernia surgery.
ESPN.com has something up now
Take out April, probably a week in May to get back in shape and this is looking pretty bad.
ESPN.com has something up now
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets left fielder Moises Alou will have surgery for a hernia and miss the start of the season.
The oft-injured Alou left spring training camp Wednesday and was sent back to New York for tests on his sore right groin. He is scheduled to have the surgery on Thursday.
Alou is expected to resume baseball activities in four to six weeks, making it likely he'll be sidelined for at least most of April.
MLB.com reported on Wednesday that Alou was injured in a spring game against Atlanta on Monday.
"After the game, he felt it more and more," Mets general manager Omar Minaya said, according to the Web site. "He felt some more discomfort [Tuesday], and [Wednesday] he also felt discomfort."
The 41-year-old Alou batted .341 with 13 home runs and 49 RBIs in 87 games last season, when he missed a long stretch of games with a quadriceps injury.
"We came into the season with a track record of Alou, knowing that Alou was going to give us a certain amount of games," Minaya said, according to MLB.com. "We felt that the number of games he was going to give us would be very productive games, and I think that bore out last year."
The oft-injured Alou left spring training camp Wednesday and was sent back to New York for tests on his sore right groin. He is scheduled to have the surgery on Thursday.
Alou is expected to resume baseball activities in four to six weeks, making it likely he'll be sidelined for at least most of April.
MLB.com reported on Wednesday that Alou was injured in a spring game against Atlanta on Monday.
"After the game, he felt it more and more," Mets general manager Omar Minaya said, according to the Web site. "He felt some more discomfort [Tuesday], and [Wednesday] he also felt discomfort."
The 41-year-old Alou batted .341 with 13 home runs and 49 RBIs in 87 games last season, when he missed a long stretch of games with a quadriceps injury.
"We came into the season with a track record of Alou, knowing that Alou was going to give us a certain amount of games," Minaya said, according to MLB.com. "We felt that the number of games he was going to give us would be very productive games, and I think that bore out last year."
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