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Yankees can't catch a break with injuries
ST. PETERSBURG – New York Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson, who already has missed 38 games this season after breaking his right arm, is likely to miss another month, and possibly more, with a broken left hand.
Three months to the day after he suffered a broken right forearm after being hit by a pitch from J.A. Happ in his first at-bat of spring training, Granderson suffered a broken fifth metacarpal on his left hand after being hit by a pitch from Cesar Ramos in the fifth inning Friday night against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Granderson remained in the game and even advanced around the bases, scoring on a bases-loaded walk to Jayson Nix, but he did not come out to play the field in the bottom of the inning. ................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/9309809/curtis-granderson-new-york-yankees-fractures-pinkie-hit-pitch
