| Sat Jul 24 2010 | 11:58 | Manzella cleared to begin baseball activities | ||||
Tommy Manzella was taking ground balls and playing catch Friday for the first time since breaking his hand on June 22. | ||||||
An X-ray Thursday showed that there is still a fracture, but the shortstop was cleared to resume limited baseball activities. If all goes well, Manzella could take some practice swings this weekend. He looks to be on pace to return by early August as originally projected. | ||||||
| Source: Houston Chronicle | ||||||
| Tue Jul 6 2010 | 17:56 | Manzella scheduled for X-ray on finger | ||||
Tommy Manzella was scheduled to undergo an X-ray on his fractured left index finger Tuesday. | ||||||
Manzella was placed on the disabled list on June 23, so the team wants to see what progress he has made over the past two weeks. The 27-year-old shortstop isn't expected to return until August. | ||||||
| Source: Alyson Footer on Twitter | ||||||
| Wed Jun 23 2010 | 17:41 | Astros place SS Manzella on disabled list | ||||
Astros placed SS Tommy Manzella on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured left index finger. | ||||||
Manzella was handed the diagnosis on Wednesday and is expected to miss at least the next six weeks. Ozzie Navarro has been called up from Triple-A Round Rock and will split time at shortstop with veteran Geoff Blum. | ||||||
| Wed Jun 23 2010 | 16:43 | Manzella out six weeks with fractured finger | ||||
Tommy Manzella has been diagnosed with a fractured left index finger and is expected to miss the next six weeks. | ||||||
The 27-year-old shortstop has hit just .212/.259/.254 in 189 at-bats this season, so one may argue that this is actually a good thing for the Astros. Geoff Blum is starting at shortstop on Wednesday night, but Ozzie Navarro will be called up to handle the gig on a more full-time basis. | ||||||
| Source: Alyson Footer on Twitter | ||||||