Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy will undergo a brief procedure on Tuesday to mend his nasal fracture, according to J.P. Hoornstra of the Southern California News Group. Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com adds on Twitter that manager Brad Ausmus expects his catcher to miss about three weeks due to the operation.
Lucroy bore the brunt of a violent collision at home plate with Astros outfielder Jake Marisnick last week, suffering a concussion and a broken nose as a result. He’s currently on the 7-day injured list as a result of the concussion. As Hoornstra notes, Lucroy will be on the shelf for a few days following the procedure to repair his nose, but plans to resume baseball activities within the week following the surgery.
Assuming everything goes according to plan, that timetable would put the 33-year-old on track to suit up for the Angels sometime in early August. To be sure, the club will want to make sure that there are no lingering effects that could be aggravated by Lucroy’s return to the field, especially at such a rigorous position where concussions are not uncommon.
Lucroy’s Los Angeles tenure has been a frustrating one, with unexceptional performance being interrupted by a gruesome injury. Nonetheless, a late season return could be pivotal for a team clinging desperately to postseason aspirations; at 47-46, the Halos will have to overcome several teams, including division rivals in Texas and Oakland if they are to make their way into a Wild Card spot.
here come the “Marisnick should be suspended three weeks” comments
Marisnick should be suspended three weeks!
Wow you were right…
How about….
“Marisnick should have a bronzed statue outside Angels Stadium”.
Sounds good?
i agree with the consensus that it was intentional, and i actually believe the suspension should probably be longer. but obviously there was no intent to injure and it was in the spirit of playing hard, so if youd like me to crucify him, you’ll stay wanting for a bit.
Nah I was just kidding and I was hoping it was obvious.
I still don’t believe it was intentional and I also believe it’s a bad rule that could lead to something as bad as that play. I’m surprised we haven’t seen more. I’m certainly not part of the crowd asking for a suspension as long as Lucroy’s out.
so that people can urinate on it! yey!
no not a bronze statue A fastball to the side of Maisnick head out for the season
4 weeks, astros fan!
Maisnick should be suspended for 3 weeks
OH YEAH MARISNICK HIT MY A PITCH YES SIR
Marsinak should be our the same amount of time.
I hate that mind set. The exact same collision could happen today and the catcher might just pop up. Does that mean the offending player shouldn’t be punished?
I thought the catcher wasn’t supposed to block the plate?
The Posey rule?
occupational hazard in my mind. Marisnick shouldnt have slid like that, but that’s what happens when youre a catcher. wether he was on the line or not, it still would have been a vicious hit. dont argue with a suspension, but that’s the game and the unfortunate nature of catching.
he did not slide. he lunched forward with his elbow up.
who cares what it is if it was with the intent to score and the ability to injure. by this logic, what Utley ro Tejada was perfectly fine, but this was a sin. slide, leap, do a Chris Coglhan, i dont care, its the intent and the outcome that matter here. wether or not it’s a slide or not is a worthless distinction.
It’s not a worthless distinction when the rule itself makes the distinction. Can you please pontificate a little more on a rule you don’t know anything about..
Also what would the rule regarding homeplate collisions have to do with Tejada/Utley?
The rule states nothing about suspensions. But I assume you already knew that. Jake was deemed to be violating the rule in the opinion of the umpire and ruled out. That is literally the extent of the rule. Anything else is just the league having to protect their rule because it isn’t entirely clear. Lucroy stepped into Jake’s lane and did not have possession of the ball, the same rule could have called Jake safe. Baseball is a sport for professional athletes. Hard plays are going to happen.
Darkside830.
He didn’t slide. 🙂 I would have been fine with no suspension and I’m fine with two games. I have no problem with JM.
You said you thought it was intentional, yes and no. No one knows for sure but I thought him being on the same side of the line was unintentional, but lowering a shoulder and burying Lucroy was intentional.
His excuse regarding the “slide” (his words not mine) were laughable and there is no reason to lower your shoulder other than to initiate contact.
There were lots of reason to lower your shoulder without malice but you lower your shoulder to make contact. The Titanic turned away from the ice berg and that’s why it sunk. As a baserunner, you don’t want to expose yourself awkwardly and get hurt. And of course it was a split second decision. Health wise, it may have been his safest move.
I doubt the Angels have malice towards the Astros. They understand baseball, even though a lot of people on this board don’t.
He started to slide while adjusting. Noticing a collision, he tucked his shoulder to protect his head, as almost all humans natural do before a head on collision.
Luc wasn’t blocking the plate. The throw was inside and the outside of the plate was open. Marisnick waited too long to start his slide so he went inside to knock the ball out. The injury was obviously unintentional but the shoulder to knock the ball out was intentional.
Marisnick would have had to go off his line to get to the plate. Luc didnt have his whole body in the way, but it was in the way enough to be, well, in the way.
99.9% of all runners slide outside the foul line. mari might not have intentions to injure but he intentionally ‘cannonballed’ into lucroy 2 feet inside fair territory.
Darkside….Come on man…no such thing as “his line” in the rules….you really need to read a rule book to appreciate how wrong your comment actually is.
evidently you haven’t heard of the baseline.
Of course there is “His Lane” in the rules. I think you need to read a rule book. For example, the shortstop owns the running lane every time he tries to make a play on the ball, the runner must avoid him.
Grich was the best I’ve ever seen cutting off the runners lane and turning it into his lane.
Did anyone think the batter on deck was telling him to slide inside?
In one replay, you can see Altuve waving BOTH arms down.
amen.
I thought the base runner wasn’t supposed to Veer towards the catcher in the field of play the Buster Posey rule
The upcoming series should be interesting
i should hope there is no throwing at or behind batters. thats cowardly and extremely dangerous. (though not as dangerous as Lucroy’s situation, granted) im fine with avenging your teammates, but do it by stepping up, not by hitting people more.
doing both!
The whole blocking the plate rule is like a red light camera to me. It has good intentions but could cause a serious accident
i always liked the approach of it being an “at your own risk” sort of thing. catchers know what’s at stake, and if they chose to block the plate, its their fault if they get injured, and the runner’s if they chose to go so full tilt.
Lucroy wasn’t blocking the plate and he gave Marisnick the whole lane to slide
im not saying there was space, but saying the whole lane was open is certianly not true.
catchers should position themselves 4 feet away from the plate and only reach over to tag? make sense once in a while!
I disagree Lucroy feet where inside the field of play so forth leaving the open lane
Chicago and Darkside….that might make sense if Lucroy was actually “blocking the plate” but he was in the process of trying to catch the ball and was not anywhere near blocking full access to the plate from the runner…..he was inside the fair line, while Marisnick was outside and then veered inside to cream Lucroy and jar the ball loose.
Get a rule book and read exactly what it says PLEASE!
He was not blocking the plate! Watch the replay!
The catchers rule was put into place to prevent exactly. this type of situation where a defenseless catcher (and he was defenseless and truely allowed to be where he was) in the process of trying to initiate making a play gets leveled by a baserunner.
That’s nice. But attempting to make a villain out of Marisnick whilst doubting the intelligence of others in regards to baseball makes your entire post non-convincing.
Say what you will to yourself or others, but I have no need to be further put off by your words. Goodbye.
can’t win without facts? good bye!
From a performance standpoint this is a good thing… Kevin Smith deserves a chance… I want to see what he can do long-term.. He’s pretty much a 300 hitter in a backup role as last two seasons… I wanna see what he can do full-time