Jimmy Rollins Injured
By Priyanka Roy Chowdhury, Gaea News NetworkTuesday, April 13, 2010
PHILADELPHIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Jimmy Rollins, the shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies injured his right calf during stretching and exercising few minutes before the game against Washington Nationals. The player was replaced by infielder Juan Castro in the field. Jimmy Rollins had played a crucial role in the Philadelphia Phillies team which has come up with flying colors. The Philadelphia Phillies on Monday won the game against the Washington Nationals.
While sources claim that Jimmy Rollins had suffered from a Grade 2 injury during his stretching on Monday, the player is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Tuesday which will help to gauge the extent of the harm done by the strain. After the injury Jimmy Rollins postponed the previously scheduled attempt to break the record of Babe Ruth. Babe Ruth holds a record of 576 feet and Jimmy Rollins on Tuesday would have put to use the expertise of not only the Philadelphia University Sports science and physics professors to use, but also used a souped-up bat to break the record. Jimmy Rollins has previously hit a home run of 424 feet.
Jimmy Rollins on Monday said that he is sorry about the fact that he would not be able to attempt to break the record on Tuesday but went on to say that he is optimistic that it would be rescheduled soon. On Monday, another player of the Philadelphia Phillies team got injured. Jayson Werth said to the media reportedly after the win on Monday, that though two players were injured during the day, he believes that the show will continue and that the team will be “fine”.
