June 23, 2007
Bruised Lung
Justin Morneau's injury last night looks to be minor:
Minnesota Twins slugger Justin Morneau spent Friday night in the hospital with a small bruise on his lung after he collided with Florida Marlins catcher Miguel Olivo.
Morneau was coughing up blood repeatedly when he was taken from the stadium on a stretcher, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. But X-rays taken at the hospital were negative and a CT scan was normal, team spokesman Mike Herman said.
Morneau, the 2006 American League MVP, was expected to miss a couple of games, Herman said.
That's good news. I had a friend puncture a lung sail boarding after he was slammed into the water by a gust of wind. I'm glad that didn't happen here.
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It's good his injury is minor. I was thinking a few days ago about whether or not a player will ever die on the field again (after reading about Ray Chapman) and then something freaky like this happens. I'm glad Morneau's okay.