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“There is not any actual treatment for a bone bruise.”
Purple Sox slugger Justin Turner suffered a foot harm on July 31. He returned to the lineup just a few days later, however that harm is rather more severe than initially thought.
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Because it seems, Turner’s harm was a bone bruise, which generally takes four-to-six weeks to get well from. He instructed Alex Speier of The Boston Globe that he’ll play with the harm, citing that he can’t afford to spend any day off.
“There’s no actual treatment for a bone bruise,” Turner mentioned. “You ask a medical individual, they’ll let you know 4-6 weeks avoiding affect. Clearly, I don’t have that luxurious.”
Turner revealed what he plans on doing to assist himself get well, admitting that there isn’t a lot he can do on his personal.
“So, making an attempt to calm it down and get it as beneath management as I can after which attempt to go once more and never piss it off,” Turner mentioned. “You don’t actually have lots of choices.”
Turner suffered the harm when he jammed his foot within the ninth inning of a recreation in opposition to the Seattle Mariners. The Purple Sox initially deemed it a heel contusion.
Turner was prone to miss just a few video games as a result of current ailment, Alex Cora told reporters on Tuesday, when Turner was left off the lineup. However as of Thursday, a stint on the harm checklist will not be being thought of.
The Purple Sox signed Turner as a free agent this previous offseason and he has grow to be one among Boston’s most efficient hitters since then. He’s at present batting .284 with a .826 OPS, and he has 17 house runs and 71 RBIs this season. His 1.9 WAR is fourth amongst Purple Sox place gamers.
So, dropping Turner for any period of time would maim the Purple Sox’ lineup, but it surely doesn’t seem as if such a risk goes to occur.
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