Raul Ibanez Injury Update – Groin Strain
June 18, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Baseball
Raul Ibanez, who has arguably been the hottest player in all of Major League Baseball to begin the 2009 campaign, has been played on the 15-day disabled list by the Philadelphia Phillies. Ibanez has a strained groin that has bothered him for a while.
Raul Ibanez Injury Update (Image: Zuma Press)
On the season, Ibanez is hitting .312 with 22 homers, 59 RBIs and 51 runs. At 37, he’s on pace to have the best season of his big league career.
Ibanez could even miss more than the 15-day minimum. According to Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., there’s a chance the Phillies opt to keep him out until he’s near 100%.
After Philadelphia won the 2008 World Series championship, many experts were surprised when they let Pat Burrell walk and signed Ibanez away from the Seattle Mariners. However, now those same experts feel foolish for second-guessing the move.
Ibanez made news recently when he got mad at a blogger from bringing up steroids rumors.
