Lonnie Chisenhall Out 10-12 Weeks After Surgery

This Lonnie Chisenhall situation has gotten only worse and worse with the passing of time. Chisenhall was hit by a fastball thrown by Troy Patton, and at first Chisenhall wanted to stay in the game. He was removed and said to have a wrist contusion. Then that turned into a wrist fracture, and then that turned into a forearm fracture that needed surgery. At that point, Chisenhall was thought to be lost to the Indians for 4-6 weeks. It's going to be quite a bit longer than that, actually.

Chisenhall out 10-12 weeks after surgery on right forearm. More soon on MLB.com.

— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) July 1, 2012

I'm not going to wait for more soon on MLB.com, although you're free to. Today is the first day of July, so based on the timetable, Chisenhall is gone until at least the middle of September, and his season could be over. It's a devastating blow, not so much to the Indians, but to Chisenhall, who has been trying to establish himself as a legitimate big-league contributor. He turns just 24 in early October so it's not like this injury will ruin the rest of his career, but this is a major setback.

Lonnie Chisenhall Undergoing Surgery For Forearm Fracture

Friday night, Baltimore's Troy Patton hit Cleveland's Lonnie Chisenhall with a fastball. Chisenhall was removed from the game, and first it was said that he had a wrist contusion. Then it was said that he had a wrist fracture. Then it was said that he had a forearm fracture. It's a forearm fracture that he's got, and in order to repair it, Chisenhall needs to go under the knife.

Lonnie Chisenhall will need surgery to repair broken ulna bone in right forearm. Manny Acta said he'll be out 4/6 wks. #Indians.

— paul hoynes (@hoynsie) June 30, 2012

Chisenhall didn't make the injury look that bad when it first happened, but this is reasonably serious, and now we've got a timetable. If everything goes great, Chisenhall could be back with the Indians in a month. Otherwise, it'll be more than that, and that's a sentence fragment that went without saying. Glad I took the time to write it, and aren't you glad you took the time to read it?

Lonnie Chisenhall Sustains Wrist Fracture

Friday night, Lonnie Chisenhall was hit on the wrist by a fastball, and he suffered a bone fracture. It stands to reason he'll be out of action for some time.