Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara will miss Trae Waynes Nike Jerseys the rest of the season with a fractured right wrist, the club announced Monday.
Uehara was struck on the wrist by a line drive Friday off the bat of Detroit's Ian Kinsler when he reached back with his bare hand to try to field the ball.
Uehara recovered in time to retrieve the ball and throw out Kinsler, but he was in obvious pain.
Initial X-rays were negative, but when the swelling and pain persisted, Uehara was administered a CT scan on Sunday in Detroit, then flew back to Boston later that day to be examined by the Red Sox medical staff.
The CT scan showed a non-displaced distal fracture, the team said. The Red Sox are expecting Uehara to make a full recovery.
Uehara on Friday night faulted himself for the injury.
"Even if something happened http://www.nflvikingsofficial.com/Authentic-Xavier-Rhodes-Jersey, I reached for it, it would have been my responsibility," he said, as if anyone would have thought to blame him.
"I consider my whole body is a glove once I release a ball."
Uehara, 40, is in the first year of a two-year, $18 million contract. He finishes the season with 25 saves and a 2.23 ERA in 43 appearances for the Red Sox, who will be left scrambling for a closer.
In Detroit, manager John Farrell had mentioned setup man Junichi Tazawa and 33-year-old right-hander Jean Machi, acquired from the San Francisco Giants on waivers July 28, as possible short-term replacements for Uehara.
With Uehara heading to the disabled list, the Red Sox will now be able to recall reliever Ryan Cook, obtained in a cash deal from Oakland at the trading deadline.
Cook, 28, was an All-Star for the Athletics in 2012, when he served as closer for a time, registering 14 saves.
Drafted out of the University of Southern California by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 27th round in 2008, Cook made 71 appearances for Oakland in 2013, recording a 2.54 ERA. But in 2014 he went on the disabled list twice, once with shoulder inflammation, the second time with a forearm strain, and pitched just 50 innings.
The Athletics cut Cook early in camp, though Manny Lawson Womens Jersey he was back in the big leagues for a short time with Oakland, posting a 10.38 ERA in four appearances before being sent down. At Triple-A Nashville, he had a 4.05 ERA in 30 appearances, striking out 26 and walking 14 in 30 1/3 innings.