Cardinals' Matt Holliday to land on DL with broken thumb
CHICAGO (AP) — St. Louis outfielder Matt Holliday will have his broken right thumb re-examined early next week, then he and the Cardinals will decide on treatments including surgery or letting the injury heal on its own, according to GM John Mozeliak.
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Holliday, who saw the team's hand specialist in Chicago on Friday morning, is out indefinitely after getting hit by a pitch in the Cardinals' 4-3, 11-inning loss to the Cubs on Thursday night. Neither Mozeliak or manager Mike Matheny could offer a specific timetable for the slugger's return.
"I haven't talked to him," Matheny said. "What I did hear kind of confirmed what they saw yesterday. Now I've got to figure out how to move forward."
Cubs reliever Mike Montgomery plunked Holliday, a seven-time All-Star, with a 94 mph fastball on a 1-1 count with two outs and nobody on in the 10th on Thursday night. An X-ray showed the break.
The 36-year-old Holliday was in the clubhouse before Friday's game against the Cubs and was joking with teammates, even though his right hand was wrapped.
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