Rafael Furcal was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 23. Furcal, who has been sidelined with a sprained left ankle, will be eligible to come off the DL on April 7, but Dodgers manager Grady Little won’t set that date in stone. "We have hopes that he'll be ready to play [April 7], but we're not going to play him until he's ready," Little said.
Source: MLB.com
Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal sprained his left ankle Thursday when he collided with teammate Jason Repko after catching a fly ball in short center field but doesn't figure to miss much playing time. "I thought I had broken it, but I'm glad it's only sprained," a relieved Furcal said after the Dodgers lost to Baltimore. "I was relieved with the results. I had a similar injury in 2002 with the Braves in spring training," Furcal said. "I may be out four or five days. I could play if it's 80 percent. You don't always play at 100 percent -- sometimes you play hurt."
Stan Conte, the Dodgers' director of medical services, said he believes Furcal will be sidelined for about a week. "We're very thankful that it wasn't more serious than what it was," Dodgers manager Grady Little said. "Hopefully, he'll get back out there in a much shorter period than we thought initially." Furcal, a 29-year-old switch hitter, batted .300 with 15 homers, 63 RBI, 37 stolen bases and 113 runs scored for Los Angeles last season - his first with the team. He played six seasons with Atlanta before signing a three-year, $39 million contract with the Dodgers. Furcal is easily a top-10 Fantasy shortstop when healthy.
Source: CBS SportsLine.com
Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal was carted off the field with a left ankle injury sustained when he collided with center fielder Jason Repko in the first inning of Thursday's game against Baltimore. The initial diagnosis was a sprained ankle. Furcal was taken to a hospital for X-rays.
Furcal was racing into shallow center field and Repko was charging for Corey Patterson's blooper when Repko slid and appeared to pin Furcal's left foot on the ground as they made contact. Furcal grabbed his left leg and rolled in pain until teammates and trainers attended to him.
Furcal played in the opening game of the spring, then missed 10 days with a repeat of shoulder tenderness he experienced last spring. Otherwise, he has been something of an iron man for the Dodgers, playing in 159 games last season.
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