Kaz Matsui Hurts Finger
According to ESPN.com,
Kaz Matsui injured a finger on his right hand during infield drills.
Matsui needed two stitches near the nail of the middle finger on his right hand after being hit by a grounder, the team said. His fingertip was cut and the nail was bent back.
He will reportedly be sidelined for a week.
Jose Reyes will not be playing any shortstop while Matsui recovers.
"Average Joe" McEwing will be filling in.
The injury doesn't sound serious, but it's certainly not good news. Matsui had been making great progress adapting to grass fields and was gelling with Reyes, so this will set him back a week or more. It could be worse, but along with
Mike Cameron's bone spurs, Spring Training has not gotten off to the start we had hoped for.