Nick Hagadone Injury: Indians Pitcher To Be Sidelined For At Least 8 Weeks

After losing his temper and injuring his pitching arm by reportedly punching 'an object' last week, Cleveland Indians pitcher Nick Hagadone had successful surgery to repair his fractured left radius on Thursday and is expected to be out for at least the next two months according to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian:

The 26-year-old Hagadone was 1-0 with a 6.39 ERA in 27 appearances with the Indians this season before losing his cool and creating a big mess for both himself and his organization. While Cleveland made the interesting move to place him on the Minor League Disqualified List for his actions on Sunday, the MLBPA sharply announced it was unhappy with that decision and planned to file a grievance against the team.

With the young reliever expected to be sidelined until at least mid-September, there should be plenty of time for the league and the Indians to sort out their differences before a possible return would take place. Even so, Hagadone's poor decision-making clearly didn't score very many points with the franchise, and it shouldn't surprise anybody if his fateful July 6th outing ends up being his final appearance of 2012.

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MLBPA Could File Grievance With Indians Regarding Nick Hagadone

The Cleveland Indians sent Nick Hagadone down to the Minor League Disqualified List back on Sunday, and the MLB Players Association doesn't like how the Tribe handled the situation.

Hagadone was sent down to the list after self-inflicting an injury. He reportedly hurt his hand punching something shortly after a bad performance in a game -- he had given up two runs in two thirds of an inning. The reliever could miss the entire rest of the season because of the injury, and so he was sent down to the MLDL without pay.

Now, the MLBPA may file a grievance against the Indians:

On Tuesday, during a meeting with members of the Baseball Writers' Association of American in Kansas City, executive director of the MLBPA Michael Weiner addressed the issue with a gathering of reporters. Weiner said he was currently working on obtaining more details of Hagadone's situation.

"I'm very aware of the matter," Weiner told reporters. "We've already been in touch with the Commissioner's Office about this matter and there's a potential grievance. I don't want to get too much into it."

The Indians have not yet heard any word on a grievance, indicating that if there is to be one it hasn't happened yet. The MLBPA is arguing that the Indians should be considering his self-inflicted injury as a work related injury, as there is a precedent for that:

"There is a long standing precedent in baseball," Weiner said, "and arbitration precedent going back to Doyle Alexander, a great player and a great union member, saying that baseball is a very intense game. And if a player, in the intensity of the moment, makes a mistake and whams his hand against the dugout or a door or does something else, that's a work-related injury. That's part of the game.

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Nick Hagadone Placed On Minor League Disqualified List After Self-Inflicted Injury

This past weekend was a collection of unfortunate events for Cleveland Indians left-handed pitcher Nick Hagadone. Shortly after a poor outing on Friday night, Hagadone punched an object with his pitching hand, resulting in a severe injury.

The next day, he was demoted to the minors and the day after that he found out that he may be done for the season, which forced the Indians to place him on the minor league disqualified list.

Worst of all, he won't be paid while he is on the disqualified list.

Via The Chronicle Telegram:

"We're certainly disappointed with the reaction to it," Indians general manager Chris Antonetti said. "He was certainly very frustrated coming out of the game. We certainly wish he would have handled it a little differently."

Hagadone was 0-1 with a 6.39 ERA in 27 games with the Indians this season.

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