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Reported by: Anza crwenewswire Mideast correspondent
Chris Coghlan, Florida Marlin’s outfielder, injured his knee while delivering a shaving cream pie to the face of his team mate, Wes Helms, during a celebration following the pinch-hitter’s bases-loaded single in the 11th inning of a 5-4 win over Atlanta on Sunday. The injury, caused by over-excitement, was revealed by an MRI this past Monday. It is expected that the dominating NL Rookie of the year would be out of action for two to three weeks if surgery on the MCL is not required. He will be on the disabled list for six to eight weeks if an operation is needed.
“It happened as I was going to pie Wes (Helms) in the face and when I jumped, I landed on my knee wrong,” Coghlan reported. “That’s how I hurt it.”
He also added, “Hopefully through this experience - obviously Kendry Morales’ (injury) was a little bit more serious than mine - hopefully players around the league will realize that even though we’re all excited, we just have to be a little bit more cautious, a little bit safer, when we celebrate. It was one of those freak things that happens.”
Helms said that the injury was also related to the recent incident in which Coghlan’s knee was hit by a pitch. Helms also told the press, “Any time you go after a guy like that and chase him down, it’s very dangerous. It really is. Anybody can get stepped on. You can turn an ankle. This year, with Morales and now Coghlan, it has maybe opened up not just to us, but to the whole league that, ‘Hey on these celebrations we need to be careful.’”
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