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    Jays' Wells to undergo left wrist surgery  Nov 4, 2009
    Baltimore-based hand specialist Dr. Tom Graham shaved a large bone spur off the hamate bone in Encarnacion's ailing wrist. Wells and Encarnacion are both expected to be fully recovered prior to Spring Training. (MLB.com -- Toronto Blue Jays)

    Blue Jays' Wells set for surgery; Encarnacion goes under knife  Nov 4, 2009
    Toronto third baseman Edwin Encarnacion had a procedure done on his left wrist Friday, as hand-specialist Dr. Tom Graham shaved a large bone spur off the hamate bone. Acquired in the trade that sent Scott Rolen to Cincinnati in late July, Encarnacion hit. (News & Observer -- Sports)

    Wells red-hot in Arizona Fall League  Oct 31, 2009
    When Wells fractured the hamate bone in his left hand at Double-A Erie in mid-April, it not only cost him nearly two months of the season, it meant his season essentially didn't begin until June. The injury halted the momentum that began with Wells' breakout 2008 season for the SeaWolves and picked up in Arizona last fall. (MLB.com -- Detroit Tigers)

    Joltin Jackets Conclude Fall Practice  Oct 23, 2009
    " Nichols looked good out in the field. He could play third if Matt is catching? He looked like Brooks Robinson today. He missed about a week. His knee flared up on him. This is kinda the first time getting back at it. He had a good fall. I think the biggest thing for him is he had a chance to go out last summer and play a lot and get a lot of at bats. I just think hes a much better player. Is the decision on the Sunday starter still up in the air? We wanted to see Jed Bradley today... (GoJackets.com)

    Nationals SS Guzman to have shoulder surgery  Oct 8, 2009
    The Nationals also announced Wednesday that minor league catcher Derek Norris broke the hamate bone in his left hand and will have surgery Thursday. Norris was the Nationals minor league player of the year after hitting. (ESPN -- Baseball)

    2009 Recap: NL West  Oct 7, 2009
    " Black believes most of his young players haven't approached their ceilings and also believes they will continue to work hard in the future. But after 14 seasons of Towers being in control, what will the next GM do? The Padres need a right-handed hitter who can play center field. They must decide between Kouzmanoff and Headley at third base, consider an overall upgrade at catcher and sort out their rotation from nine candidates at the end of this season. NOTES, QUOTES 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff set an... (Cleveland, TheInsiders.com)

    Friars gain confidence after late surge  Oct 5, 2009
    The Official Site of the San Diego Padres. Padres gain confidence after late surge. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)

    Cabrera's rookie campaign elicits praise  Sep 21, 2009
    He missed 53 games after breaking the hook of his hamate bone on April 19. At that time, two weeks into the season, the Padres had settled on the Rule-5 draftee out of the Colorado system as their regular shortstop. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)

    Cabrera wasting no time dazzling in bigs  Sep 18, 2009
    " Cabrera wasn't the Opening Day starter at shortstop. Luis Rodriguez was, though Cabrera got a handful of starts in the first 10 days of the season -- he was hitting .308 in 13 at-bats 000033CF with no errors -- before breaking the hamate bone in his left hand fouling off a pitch against the Phillies on April 19. After a rehabilitation stint with Triple-A Portland, Cabrera returned to the Padres on June 19 and hasn't left the starting lineup since. Cabrera's batting average, as is the case with... (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)

    Sizemore Looking to Finish Strong  Aug 28, 2009
    Sizemore, who was playing for the Lakeland Flying Tigers, saw his 2008 season end when he fractured the hamate bone in his wrist. The Tigers rising star found his duties relegated to just watching games instead of playing in them. (Detroit, TheInsiders.com)

    Top Reds prospects heading to AFL  Aug 26, 2009
    Cincinnati's first-round Draft choice in 2008 (seventh overall) was activated Monday from the disabled list after he suffered a broken hamate bone in his right hand June 18. In 71 games combined at Carolina, Class A Sarasota and in the Gulf Coast League, the 22-year-old Alonso entered Tuesday batting. (MLB.com -- Cincinnati Reds)

    Cabrera a bright spot on field for Padres  Jul 30, 2009
    Before he returned in June from the DL, Cabrera had missed two months because of a facture of the hamate bone in his left hand. He had surgery and went on the 60-day disabled list. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)

    Feldman: The rock of the rotation  Jul 29, 2009
    Tidbits The Rangers have put outfielder Engel Beltre on the disabled list at Class A Bakersfield with a hamate bone fracture in his right hand. David Paisano was promoted from Class A Hickory to replace him. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)

    Kalish finds his sea legs  Jul 24, 2009
    Navarro, 21, lost nearly eight weeks this season because of surgery on a broken hamate bone. He returned to hit. (Boston Globe)

    Young Jr. ready for Futures Game  Jul 11, 2009
    Last summer, Young moved up to Double-A Tulsa and while he stole 46 bases, still good for third in the Texas League, even though he missed several weeks following surgery on a broken hamate bone. The good news for the switch-hitter is that he's now had both hamate bones removed so that problem will never recur. (MLB.com -- Colorado Rockies)

    BASEBALL AMERICAHere's a capsule look at the elite prospects who will be showcased in the Futures Game on Sunday.  Jul 11, 2009
    Scott Sizemore, 2B, Triple A Toledo (Tigers) Sizmore got sidetracked last year when broke the hamate bone in his left hand, but he again looks like the Tigers' second baseman of the future after earning a midseason promotion to Triple-A.. AVG. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)

    Cabrera's fireworks light up win  Jul 5, 2009
    The three RBIs on Saturday set a career high for Cabrera, who missed 52 games this season with a fractured hamate bone in his left hand. Cabrera's two hits and two runs also tied his career highs. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)

    Chat transcript: Reds VP Bob Miller  Jul 2, 2009
    Miller: He broke his hamate bone in his hand. Nothing major, should be back later in the year. (MLB.com -- Cincinnati Reds)

    Oakland overcomes its mirror image  Jun 21, 2009
    In the sixth, Edgar G. Gonzalez allowed a leadoff hit to rookie Everth Cabrera, who was batting ninth behind the starting pitcher and who was just returning from a broken hamate bone. Gonzalez then walked Gwynn. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Padres promote Blanks in flurry of moves  Jun 20, 2009
    Also, rookie shortstop Everth Cabrera was activated 00003491 from the 60-day disabled list after recovering from a broken left hamate bone. Cabrera was in the starting lineup on Friday. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)

    Padres let late lead slip away  Jun 20, 2009
    The shortstop was activated from the 60-day disabled list, where he had been since April with a broken hamate bone in his left hand. There was the "cannon," as Eckstein called it on the throw to first in the fifth inning on a 1-6-3 double play that got Oakland's Kurt Suzuki. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)

    Reds' Votto to Dayton; Alonso breaks hand  Jun 20, 2009
    Carolina is down a first baseman after 2008 first-round Draft pick Yonder Alonso broke the hamate bone in his right hand. It happened while swinging at a pitch in the nightcap of a doubleheader at Tennessee on Thursday. (MLB.com -- Cincinnati Reds)

    Padres bat pitcher in eight spot  Jun 20, 2009
    Cabrera had been on the disabled list since April 20 with a broken left hamate bone. Cabrera, a switch-hitter, led all professional players with 73 stolen bases in the Class A South Atlantic League as a member of the Colorado Rockies' organization. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)

    Padres awaiting Cabrera's return  Jun 16, 2009
    Cabrera has been on the disabled list since April 20 with a fractured hamate bone in his left hand. He's currently playing with Triple-A Portland on a Minor League rehabilitation assignment. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)

    Friars' Cabrera feels good in rehab stint  Jun 3, 2009
    The Padres placed Cabrera on the 60-day disabled list April 20 after he fractured the hamate bone of his left hand April 19 in a loss to the Phillies. Cabrera played five innings and went 2-for-3 in the Storm's 7-2 victory over 00003054 the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, the Angels' Class A affiliate. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)

    Padres' Cabrera to begin rehab stint  Jun 2, 2009
    Cabrera was placed on the 60-day disabled list April 20 after sustaining a fractured hamate bone in his left hand in the Padres' 5-4 loss to the Phillies on April 19. He underwent surgery April 21 at the Scripps Clinic in Carmel Valley. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)

    Friars unsure how they'll use Gwynn  May 23, 2009
    Rookie shortstop Everth Cabrera (broken hamate bone in his left hand) started taking batting practice on Thursday and did so again on Friday, but the switch-hitter only did so left-handed. The hand still bothers him when he tries to hit right-handed. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)

    Offense looking to pick up ace Peavy  May 17, 2009
    Rookie shortstop Everth Cabrera has taken ground balls the past two days but is still unable to test his broken left hamate bone by taking batting practice. Black also said shortstop Luis Rodriguez, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a sprained left ankle, could miss in upwards of two to three weeks. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)

    PADRES: Losing in the rain: Rodriguez injured as Padres drop 10th straight road game  May 14, 2009
    The team already lost backup shortstop Everth Cabrera when he broke his hamate bone in Philadelphia last month. Cabrera was placed on the 60-day DL and is out until late June. (North County Times)

    Peavy has put trade talks behind him  May 11, 2009
    The Official Site of the San Diego Padres. San Diego (13-19) at Chicago (17-14), 5:05 p.m. PT. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)

    Royals' Bale suffers rehab setback  May 7, 2009
    Shortstop Tony Pena was back in the clubhouse after undergoing surgery on Monday for a fractured hamate bone in his left hand. He can throw and run but cannot catch or bat a ball. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)

    Cabrera getting wiser while shelved  May 6, 2009
    At the time of the injury -- a broken hamate bone to be exact, an injury that figures to keep him from playing for another month -- Cabrera was hitting. 308 in 13 at-bats with no errors in four starts at shortstop. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)

    KC shortstop Pena undergoes surgery  May 6, 2009
    KANSAS CITY -- Shortstop Tony Pena underwent successful surgery on Tuesday for a fractured left hamate bone, the Royals said. Pena injured his hand last Saturday at Minnesota while swinging a bat and was placed on the 15-day disabled list. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)

    Greinke looks like best in baseball  May 5, 2009
    The Official Site of the Kansas City Royals. Royals pitcher off to unbelievable start to 2009 season. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)

    MLB Notebook: Chamberlain's mom arrested for dealing Notebook  May 5, 2009
    Pena broke his left hamate bone when he fouled a pitch off in the 10th inning against Minnesota Saturday. Athletics. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)

    Pena to have surgery on left hand  May 5, 2009
    Kansas City shortstop has fractured hamate bone ... KANSAS CITY -- Royals shortstop Tony Pena Jr. will undergo surgery on Tuesday for a fractured hamate bone in his left hand ... Kansas City shortstop has fractured hamate bone. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)

    Royals place Pena on disabled list  May 4, 2009
    MINNEAPOLIS -- The Royals placed infielder Tony Pena on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a fractured hamate bone in his left hand ... Pena played an integral role in the game's wild ending after breaking the hamate bone. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)

    MLB Insiders - San Diego Padres  Apr 28, 2009
    INF Everth Cabrera (broken hamate bone in left hand) went on the 60-day disabled list April 20. He had surgery April 21, and hes expected to be out six to eight weeks before beginning an extended rehab assignment. (Pittsburgh, TheInsiders.com)

    Bullpen falters as Padres fall to Phils  Apr 20, 2009
    San Diego manager Bud Black said Cabrera injured his left hand near the hamate bone when fouling a ball off in the sixth inning. He will undergo further tests on Monday. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)

    PADRES: Phillies ring Padres' bell with ninth-inning homer  Apr 20, 2009
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    2B Sizemore arrives with a bang in Double-A  Apr 10, 2009
    After moving up to high-A Lakeland last summer, he made the Florida State League's midseason all-star team before breaking the hamate bone in his left wrist on June 3 and missing the rest of the season. The bone was slow to heal, and Sizemore reinjured the wrist during instructional league last fall. (Erie Times-News, PA)

    Rockies' system loaded 'up the middle'  Mar 19, 2009
    His '08 campaign was interrupted by a broken hamate bone at Tulsa ... Hitter of the Year -- 2B/OF Eric Young Jr.: Young has done nothing but produce with high average and a ton of steals when healthy, and with those two nasty hamate bones out of the way, look for him to rake and run at Colorado Springs. (MLB.com -- Colorado Rockies)

    Penny outing is on money  Mar 19, 2009
    Weeden had surgery to repair a broken hamate bone in his left hand last week, and is expected to be out about three months. Lefthander Nick Hagadone, Boston's first-round pick in 2007 who had Tommy John surgery last season, has been throwing bullpens for a month and is expected to be ready to throw in a game by the beginning of May, after starting to throw live batting practice in April. (Boston Globe)

    10 D-backs prospects to watch  Mar 18, 2009
    At age 22, after missing his junior year due to a broken hamate bone, he burst out of the gate as a pro with 11 homers in just 20 games at short-season Yakima, hitting. 304 with 28 RBIs and five steals. (MLB.com -- Arizona Diamondbacks)

    Cardinals' Mather playing to fit in  Mar 14, 2009
    Mather broke the hamate bone in his left hand last September, requiring surgery. But Mather said the hand is fine, and there's nothing he's done this spring that suggests otherwise. (MLB.com -- St. Louis Cardinals)

    10 Red Sox prospects to watch  Mar 10, 2009
    It was fairly clear that the left-handed hitting outfielder had some difficulty adjusting coming off the broken hamate bone he suffered in '07. He didn't have the kind of bat speed post-injury that he showed before getting hurt, seemingly a little reluctant to trust the hand. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)

    Griffey hitless in spring debut with Mariners  Mar 5, 2009
    OF Freddy Guzman underwent surgery on the hamate bone in his right hand and could resume playing in three to four weeks, according to Wakamatsu. RHP Josh Fields, the Mariners first pick in the 2008 draft, faced hitters for the first time this spring in a brief workout that went well. (MSNBC -- Sports)

    Griffey's return energizes Mariners fans  Mar 5, 2009
    Minor League outfielder Freddy Guzman had the fractured hamate bone in his right hand removed on Wednesday, and he will miss from three to four weeks. He was injured on his final swing during an intrasquad game. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)

    Bruised hand will keep Butler out  Mar 4, 2009
    "He's going to go through all the defensive work but because of where he holds the bat -- he kind of puts the knob down by the hamate bone -- it's still tender and still got some swelling.". Butler was hit by a pitch in Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)

    Beltre might defy M's, play in WBC  Feb 26, 2009
    Wakamatsu also said non-roster outfielder will have surgery next week to fix a broken hamate bone in his right hand. Guzman was injured while swinging a bat in an intrasquad game Tuesday and said he's been told he will miss up to six weeks. (ESPN -- Baseball)

    Mariners' Feierabend could miss season  Feb 26, 2009
    Besides Feierabend's injury, Wakamatsu said Minor League outfielder Freddy Guzman, a non-roster Spring Training invitee, fractured the right hamate bone during his final at-bat of Tuesday's intrasquad game ... The injury is more common among golfers than baseball players, although Griffey fractured the hamate bone in his right hand on June 20, 1996. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)

    Pirates Spring Training: Alvarez in baseball shape  Feb 14, 2009
    " It was part of a trying calendar year for Alvarez, who turned 22 Feb. 6. He began 2008 with a broken hamate bone in February and ended with nine home runs and 30 RBIs in 40 Vanderbilt games, the most recent competition he faced. After signing a four-year contract that included a $6 million bonus, he reported to Bradenton last fall, as Coonelly put it, "not in good condition. " Yesterday, Alvarez was effusive about immersing himself in the Pirates' environment. "It's always a privilege and an... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)

    Batting Around with Angel Salome  Feb 14, 2009
    Though a broken hamate bone suffered at the end of high school abbreviated his pro debut that summer, he hit. 415 with eight homers and 50 RBIs at Class A Short-Season Helena (Mont. (MLB.com -- Milwaukee Brewers)

    Batting Around with Wimberly  Feb 8, 2009
    Rockies prospect resuming trek toward Majors after hamate bone surgery ... The hamate bone is baseball's version of the appendix or the wisdom tooth ... His teammates Young and Nelson had already unofficially diagnosed it as a broken hamate bone, thanks to their own experiences (Young had undergone the surgery twice -- once on each hand). (MLB.com -- Colorado Rockies)


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