Travis Hafner's strained right foot keeps him out of action – MLB News
The fate of Cleveland Indians’ first baseman Travis Hafner to play the upcoming series remains unknown as he got a strained right foot after Sunday’s game against the Detroit Tigers. Not only did the Indians lose the game by 8-7, but also their first baseman.
As Travis Hafner is reported to be all set to undergo an MRI on Monday, August 22 whether he is placed in the disabled list or declared fit will be decided after the test. There is a problem that the Cleveland Indians are facing for quite a while now.
In the recent weeks, the players like Shin-Soo Choo and Grady Sizemore have got their names in the disabled-list due to respective injuries. With the Indians’ offence failing to live up to the expectations, Hafner’s fitness issue will simply compound it.
The problem is understandably big for the team given the fact that Travis Hafner had already remained in the disabled list in the ongoing season.
Hafner’s absence will be a huge blow to the team. "We've gotten to where we are without Shin-Soo Choo for two months. Without Grady Sizemore for however long he's been out and with Hafner missing a month earlier in the year," said Acta.
The Cleveland Indians’ manager still has advice to extend for the player playing under his aegis. "You have to keep on playing. These are occasions where heroes are born. Maybe someone will step up and make a name for themselves."
The most fundamental issue for the Indians, for now, definitely pertains to how the team exerts enough energy to remain floating in the AL Central race. For staying up in the competitive league, there is all the more need of the players to remain fit and
perform to their best.
Thus, Travis Hafner’s being with the team comes forward as something requisite. The first baseman, provided the defence functions properly and pounds the rival teams’ hitters, will charge the offence that the Indians awfully need now.
But that will happen once the nature of his injury becomes known. "I think the injury is a little different," said Hafner. "In my first at-bat I fouled one ball off my foot and one ball off my ankle. So the foot was sore and swollen. "Now that we've iced
it, it's feeling better."
Having played 82 games this season, Hafner has scored 32 runs with 11 home-runs to his credit, having 49 RBIs with a .281 batting average. Having such an impressive record shows why Hafner ought to stay in one of the most defining moments of the MLB 2011,
not only for his career but also for the team.
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