ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton will undergo surgery today to repair a partial tear in an abdominal muscle and is expected to miss the next 4-6 weeks.
“That’s great because we thought it would be longer,” manager Ron Washington said Monday. “It looks like we’ll have a chance to get him back after the (July) all-star break. At least it won’t be September.”
Hamilton was injured May 17 when he crashed into an outfield wall while making a leaping catch against the Los Angeles Angels.
He went on the disabled list last week.
Also, the Rangers said starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right shoulder blade and will miss today’s scheduled start against Toronto.
• The Rangers exercised their option on Washington’s contract for 2010.
Man pleads not guilty in Adenhart death.
The man charged with killing Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others in a drunken-driving crash pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder.
Andrew Thomas Gallo also pleaded not guilty through his attorney to three other felony charges and one misdemeanor in connection with the April 9 collision that occurred just hours after Adenhart pitched six scoreless innings in his season debut.
Gallo, 22, watched from inside a security enclosure as defense attorney Randall Longwith entered the pleas before an Orange County (Calif.) Superior Court judge.
While waiting for Gallo to appear, 24-year-old Jon Wilhite, the lone member of Adenhart’s group to survive, began to sob. Wilhite, who had critical injuries in the wreck, was embraced by friends and family.
Footnotes.
David Ortiz’s vision has checked out as the Boston Red Sox try to help him out of his season-long slump.
The designated hitter received drops for dry eyes, team spokesperson Pam Ganley said.
The Red Sox also said center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury is day to day after tests showed no structural damage in his right shoulder.
• Liz Watson, the wife of former San Francisco Giants’ slugger Barry Bonds, has filed for legal separation. Watson and Bonds were married in 1998 and have a 10-year-old daughter, Aisha.
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