Reuters The All-Star break came at a good time for Lonnie Chisenhall, as the Indians’ rookie third baseman had a chance to recover from a fractured sinus suffered on July 7.
Chisenhall took a Carlos Villanueva pitch to the face and missed the final three games of the first half, but told Nick Camino of WTAM-1100 in Cleveland that he expects to be back in the Indians’ lineup tomorrow night in Baltimore.
There’s a scab on his cheek and Chisenhall’s eye is still red, but he’s damn lucky to have avoided a significantly more serious injury.
Ranked as one of MLB’s top 25 prospects by Baseball America coming into the season, Chisenhall was called up from Triple-A in late June and has gone 8-for-30 (.267) with a homer and three doubles through his first nine games.
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- Lukehart80 - Jul 13, 2011 at 6:44 PM
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This is good news. It would have really sucked to lose the team’s big rookie two seasons in a row. I hope there are no ill effects from it.
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- Old Gator - Jul 13, 2011 at 11:19 PM
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I don’t know who that catcher is but he ought to know that it’s not a good idea to bother someone when they’re throwing up.
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- contraryguy - Jul 14, 2011 at 10:44 AM
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The catcher is J. P. Arencibia, who assumes much the same pose every time some says the word ‘potential’ around him.
