{"id":12672,"date":"2018-04-25T18:09:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T22:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=12672"},"modified":"2018-04-25T18:09:18","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T22:09:18","slug":"milwaukee-brewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2018\/04\/25\/milwaukee-brewers\/","title":{"rendered":"MRI Reveals UCL Tear in Eric Thames Left Thumb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/milwaukee-brewers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> were dealt another injury blow Wednesday, as an MRI revealed that slugger\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thameer01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Thames<\/a><\/strong> has suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his left thumb. In a corresponding move, the Brewers have recalled RHP <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/woodrbr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Woodruff<\/a><\/strong> to take Thames&#8217; place on the 25-man active roster. The news was first announced on the club&#8217;s official Twitter account Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1B Eric Thames has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a tear of the UCL in his left thumb. RHP Brandon Woodruff has been recalled from Triple-A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@skysox<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zwunWFRatG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/zwunWFRatG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Brewers\/status\/989223840852201472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>MRI Reveals UCL Tear in Eric Thames Left Thumb<\/h2>\n<p>Thames jammed his thumb making a diving stop on a grounder to first in the eighth inning of the Brewers 5-2 victory over the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/kansas-city-royals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kansas City Royals<\/a> on Tuesday. Despite initially remaining in the game and completing the inning, Thames was removed in the ninth and underwent an MRI to determine the severity of the injury.<\/p>\n<p>The results delivered the worst-case scenario for the Brewers, and while the club has yet to announce a timetable for his return, ligament damage often signals a lengthy absence. Back in 2014, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harpebr03.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bryce Harper<\/a><\/strong> missed two months with a thumb UCL tear, while <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/troutmi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Trout<\/a><\/strong> missed six weeks with the same injury last season. Surgery will likely be the best course of action for Thames, although the Brewers will perform more tests before making a decision.<\/p>\n<p>This season, Thames has connected on a team-leading seven home runs to go along with 13 RBI, 11 runs scored, and two stolen bases while slashing .250\/.351\/.625. By all accounts, Thames was off to another strong beginning to the month of April, after he took the MLB by storm with a scorching hot start to 2017 in his return to the big leagues from three seasons in the KBO.<\/p>\n<h2>Last Word<\/h2>\n<p>The UCL tear adds Thames to a growing list of Brewers battling the injury bug to start 2018, with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nelsoji02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jimmy Nelson<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mileywa01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wade Miley<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/loganbo02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boone Logan<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/vogtst01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephen Vogt<\/a><\/strong> all beginning the campaign on the DL, while closer <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/knebeco01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corey Knebel<\/a><\/strong> joined the list just over a week into the season. The Brewers are fortunate to have strong depth and versatility at first base and the two corner outfield spots, with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=braunry02,braunry01&amp;search=Ryan+Braun&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Braun<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/santado01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Domingo Santana<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/y\/yelicch01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Yelich<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; who himself just recently returned from a short 10-day DL stint &#8212; all considered to be capable everyday contributors. Braun is likely to take over as the primary first baseman for the Brew Crew, while <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/aguilje01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jesus Aguilar<\/a><\/strong> may also receive increased playing time in Thames&#8217; absence.<\/p>\n<p>The Brewers &#8212; who have won seven in a row entering play Wednesday &#8212; will play the finale of their two-game inter-league set in Kansas City before heading to Chicago for four games at Wrigley over the weekend against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/chicago-cubs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Cubs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"5E3gjUThRzBB_OiyzD-G4A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/950073664\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'5E3gjUThRzBB_OiyzD-G4A',sig:'IblKgglXaTpNs6D8eVGVxxkQmXKGwTlLRh8IsEGHUfs=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'950073664',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MRI results have revealed a UCL tear in Eric Thames left thumb, sending the Milwaukee Brewers home run leader to the disabled list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1842,"featured_media":12683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27,1071,35],"tags":[68,1984,1178,941,507,69,645],"class_list":["post-12672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brewers","category-mlb","category-news","tag-baseball","tag-brandon-woodruff","tag-eric-thames","tag-latest-mlb-news","tag-milwaukee-brewers","tag-mlb","tag-nl-central"],"modified_by":"Sean Couch (Senior Editor)","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1842"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12672\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}