Yesterday afternoon, Philadelphia Phillies' outfielder Odubel Herrera posted an image to the application Snapchat that showed the middle finger on his right hand wrapped and had the caption "Mi pobre dediitoo". (As our Frank Klose noted yesterday, that translates to "my poor finger".)
Herrera didn't play in today's eventual loss to the Baltimore Orioles, but Meghan Montemurro of The News Journal says that Herrera's injury isn't one that should affect him moving forward.
X-rays on Odubel Herrera's middle finger on his right hand are negative. Injury stems from when he slid head first into home. #Phillies
— Meghan Montemurro (@M_Montemurro) March 14, 2016
Montemurro also noted that manager Pete Mackanin believes that Herrera could play tomorrow. Given the rash of injuries that the Phillies have suffered so far this spring, it seems unlikely the Phillies will push Herrera and have him play tomorrow.
Herrera sustained the injury when sliding home safely in the sixth inning of the Phillies' March 6th win over the New York Yankees.
The 24-year-old is batting .391 with nine hits in 23 at-bats this spring.
Tim Kelly (@TimKellySports) is the Managing Editor of Philliedelphia.com, focusing on news and features.
