Indians catcher Carlos Santana is headed to Cleveland for an MRI on his left knee, injured in Boston Monday night in a violent collision at the plate.
View full sizeBoston rookie Ryan Kalish slams into Tribe catcher Carlos Santana during a violent play at the plate Monday night. Santana is returning to Cleveland for an MRI on his left knee today.Boston -- Indians catcher Carlos Santana left Boston at 9 a.m. for Cleveland and an MRI on his left knee, hurt when Red Sox rookie Ryan Kalish slammed into him in a play at home plate last night.
That news is courtesy of Plain Dealer beat writer Paul Hoynes, who's been pressing the Indians for information about the injury since it occurred in the Tribe's 6-5 win over the Red Sox.
Video replays appear to indicate a gruesome and devastating injury, even though after the game, Tribe manager Manny Acta said Santana's knee "tested well.'' At first glance, the injury almost resurrected memories of the horrific leg injury suffered by Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann. But as Acta noted, Santana's spike caught, so his shoe came off; that shoe coming off created the illusion of an injury that severe.
Kalish appeared to be caught between sliding and trying to barrel over the Indians' rookie catcher. His leg slammed into the Indians' catcher's shin and seemed to bend the knee backwards.
Hoynes is following the case and using his twitter account to keep Tribe fans up to date. Hoynes also tweeted that Tribe fans should look for the Indians to promote catcher Lou Marson from Class AAA Columbus to give the Tribe two healthy catchers.