Johan Santana Injury Update
June 16, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Injuries, News
Rumors surrounding the New York Mets indicate that superstar starting pitcher Johan Santana is dealing with an injured left knee. That knee has been blamed for Santana’s last outing, which was a disaster.
However, Santana is saying that he doesn’t have an injured knee. He says that the location of his pitches, not any injury, was the issue in his last outing.
That outing in question came over the weekend against the New York Yankees. In only three innings, he gave up a career-high nine earned runs on nine hits and two walks. His ERA jumped from 2.39 to 3.29 due to that single start.
At this point, there’s really no reason not to believe Santana. He says he’s healthy and is confident that he’ll be able to get right back on track. Keep an eye on him in his next start but chances are that he’ll be back to being one of the best pitchers in baseball.
Johan Santana Injury Update (Image: Zuma Press)
