Blue Jays Lose Cabrera for Rest of Season
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Major League Baseball(BOSTON) — Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Melky Cabrera will miss the remainder of the season due to a broken right pinkie finger.
Cabrera suffered the injury when diving back to first base during a pick-off attempt in the third inning of the Blue Jays 9-8 loss to Boston Friday. Cabrera remained in the game until the sixth inning before having to leave the field in the middle of his at-bat.
“I thought it might be broke, but I wanted to stay in the game,” Cabrera said. “When I took a swing the next at-bat, the pain was too much and I had to come out.”
The 30-year-old Cabrera was hitting .301, with 16 home runs, 81 runs scored, 73 RBIs, six stolen bases and a .351 on-base percentage.
“That’s one of our top dogs,” Blue Jays skipper John Gibbons said. “He’s one of those guys that’s really tough to replace. He had a tremendous year for us. That’s tough.”
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