Collateral Damage

Collateral Damage: Weakened Swings and Injured Twins

Adrian Gonzalez suffers a power outage, Justin Morneau continues to suffer concussion symptoms, Joe Mauer has pneumonia, Dan Cortes breaks his hand under mysterious circumstances, Cody Ross strains a hamstring, and more.

Collateral Damage: Aches and Strains

by Ben Lindbergh and Corey Dawkins 9/16

Shin-Soo Choo and Johnny Cueto call it a season, and Matt Holliday gives his medical staff the middle finger.

Collateral Damage: Lots on Clots

by Ben Lindbergh and Corey Dawkins 9/14

Bobby Jenks deals with a life-threatening clotting condition, Corey Brown suffers a Staph infection, a torn ACL ends Chris Valaika's season, and another knee issue afflicts Logan Morrison.

Collateral Damage: And Down the Stretch They Come

by Ben Lindbergh and Corey Dawkins 9/12

Kevin Youkilis hopes to avoid surgery, Erik Bedard seeks to recover from a left lat strain, Ryan Spilborghs calls it a season, Jeremy Affeldt stabs himself, and Francisco Cervelli gets concussed.

Collateral Damage: Dodger Damage

by Ben Lindbergh and Corey Dawkins 9/09

Andre Ethier is done for the year, Chase Utley might be concussed, Jason Isringhausen keeps degenerating, and more.

Collateral Damage: Ailing Ace

by Ben Lindbergh and Corey Dawkins 9/07

Boston hopes Josh Beckett's ankle issues won't hamper his availability in October, Jose Tabata's wrist won't cooperate, and the rest of the aches and pains from around the league.

Collateral Damage: The Season-Ending Injury Edition

by Ben Lindbergh and Corey Dawkins 9/06

Hanley Ramirez moves closer to surgery, Brennan Boesch won't be around for October, Franklin Gutierrez's lost season gets worse, Mike Stanton strains a hamstring, and Conor Jackson kicks off his Boston career by running into a wall.

Collateral Damage: Marlin Maladies

by Ben Lindbergh and Corey Dawkins 9/02

We finally learn what's really ailing HanRam, Josh Johnson is done for the year, J.D. Drew is up to his old injury tricks, and Jair Jurrjens' season is in jeopardy.

Collateral Damage: See You in September?

by Ben Lindbergh and Corey Dawkins 8/31

Nelson Cruz's old injury enemy strikes again, Darren O'Day tries to return for the stretch run, Brennan Boesch attempts to avoid surgery, Justin Morneau misses times amidst conflicting reports, Hanley Ramirez's shoulder woes could be more serious than initially believed, and the odds are against Pedro Feliciano.

Collateral Damage: The Irene Edition

by Ben Lindbergh and Corey Dawkins 8/29

An injured wrist ends Michael Brantley's season, Tommy Hanson discovers what ails him, Carlos Lee sprains an ankle, and the rest of the injuries around the league.

Collateral Damage: Something Strasburg This Way Comes

by Ben Lindbergh and Corey Dawkins 8/26

Stephen Strasburg nears a return to the majors, Ryan Ludwick has back spasms, Ronny Paulino bruises a big toe, Francisco Liriano's shoulder feels the strain, and Colby Rasmus adds another injury to his collection.

Collateral Damage: The Wall Wins Again

by Ben Lindbergh and Corey Dawkins 8/24

B.J. Upton strains his shoulder after colliding with a wall, Matt Holliday becomes Mothman, Nick Blackburn gets good news, Travis Hafner hits the DL, Steven Pearce has a finger fracture, Kevin Correia strains an oblique, and something finally stops Jose Constanza.

Collateral Damage: One Wrong Move

by Ben Lindbergh and Corey Dawkins 8/22

Carlos Quentin sprains a shoulder doing something he's done many times before, Brian Wilson suffers a cascade injury, Jimmy Rollins strains a groin, Jason Berken fears the worst for his elbow, Pablo Sandoval and Paul Maholm nurse their shoulders, and Freddy Garcia and Rafael Furcal deal with faulty fingers.

Collateral Damage: Pain in the Neck

by Ben Lindbergh and Corey Dawkins 8/19

We explain how an epidural injection works (at Michael Cuddyer's expense), Kevin Youkilis and David Ortiz try to come back from nagging injuries, Jason Kipnis hopes to avoid a DL stint for a hamstring strain, and another line drive hits a pitcher's head.

Collateral Damage: Giant Problems

by Ben Lindbergh and Corey Dawkins 8/17

San Francisco faces an injury stack as Carlos Beltran is disabled, Chipper has more soreness, Chris Davis' season is over, A.J. Pierzynski pops his DL cherry, Garrett Richards goes down, Jon Rauch loses his appendix, and more.

Collateral Damage: Beware of Batted Balls

by Ben Lindbergh and Corey Dawkins 8/15

Al Alburquerque, Justin Smoak, and Jason Marquis come out on the losing end of confrontations with batted balls, while Mike Pelfrey and Brandon McCarthy get off easy, Xavier Nady and Derrek Lee suffer fractures from pitched balls, and Tommy Hanson hits the DL again.