Tim Hudson needs surgery, out for season

[Cam Cam]

NEW YORK -- Tim Hudson is out for the season with a broken right ankle, leaving the Atlanta Braves without the leader of their pitching staff as they make a push for the pennant.

The team says Hudson will have season-ending surgery in Atlanta once the swelling subsides. The right-hander was injured Wednesday night when Eric Young Jr. of the New York Mets inadvertently stepped on the back of Hudson's right leg while the pitcher was covering first base.

Atlanta placed Hudson on the 15-day disabled list Thursday and recalled left-hander Alex Wood from Triple-A Gwinnett to start against the Mets. Wood was set to pitch in place of Paul Maholm, who has a bruised left wrist.

Source: http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9...-pitcher-tim-hudson-season-broken-right-ankle

 

[2091401]

I saw the video... such a terrible injury. :erf:

I feel almost as bad for Eric Young, who stepped on his ankle. He was almost in tears when Hudson was taken off the field. The guilt must be horrible...

 

[Homerunsox2005]

Yeah I saw this last night. Pretty nasty, and this is terrible for the Braves.

 

[2091401]

This is nice to see.

 

[Cam Cam]

Yeah, it makes my day a little bit brighter to see things like that.

There is no doubt that the Braves are going to miss Tim Hudson though. This could seriously be the difference in the NL East. The Nationals have underperformed, but have managed to not fall too far back. They are a winning streak away from being in control of the division.

 

[Soda]

a pretty nasty injury indeed. Tough break for him! it's the wrong time of year to get injured with playoffs coming.