Sheffield no DL, but 6 weeks recovery

April 5, 2008 · Paul Raymond · Jump to comments

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Detroit Tigers DH Gary Sheffield, at the moment, should avoid any time on the disabled list with his torn tendon in his left ring finger. Because of the swelling thou Sheffield has not been able to try and pick up a bat yet, he’s hoping to do so within the next 2 days. Currently he’s still got swelling above the knuckle which is keeping things pretty painful. “You don’t need the tip of your finger to hit,” said Sheffield, “Right now, because of the swelling, it’s a little sore. Once we get the swelling out — that could be a day or two — I could try to grab a bat.”

Sheffield will have to wear a splint on the finger for approximately 6 weeks. He’ll be alternating between two types of splints in that time. While at the plate, he’ll have to switch to a shorter one because when he bats “because the tip of the finger won’t straighten out.” Sheffield doesn’t feel the injury will affect him at the plate, but I’m not to sure as this is the first time in his career he’ll attempt to bat with one.