Buster Posey Injured Fractured in leg During Play
A day after Florida's Scott Cousins crashed into him at the plate at San Francisco's AT&T Park, Giants catcher Buster Posey was put on the disabled list because of a broken bone in his lower left leg and three torn ligaments in his ankle. The move probably ends his season and puts a major dent in the Giants' chances of repeating as World Series champions.
"You just don't replace a guy like Buster Posey," said Giants Manager Bruce Bochy, a former catcher who was so upset by the news that he called on Major League Baseball to review rule changes for collisions at the plate.
Posey has been San Francisco's cleanup hitter, a team leader and key cog behind the plate for one of baseball's best rotations. The 2010 National League rookie of the year was batting .284 with four home runs and 21 runs batted in, and he was finding his groove in the midst of a 13-game hitting streak that came as the Giants moved into the NL West lead.
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Backup Eli Whiteside will be Posey's immediate replacement.
Posey was hurt after San Francisco scored four runs in the ninth Wednesday, forcing extra innings. The play started when Emilio Bonifacio hit a shallow fly ball to right-center against Guillermo Mota for the second out in the 12th inning. Cousins tagged from third base on the sacrifice fly, beating the throw from Nate Schierholtz and lowering his shoulder for a clean hit on Posey. Cousins was safe as Posey never corralled the ball, giving Florida a 7-6 victory.
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