by ldh2013 » Fri Jul 01, 2016 8:36 am
BALTIMORE - Orioles third baseman Manny Machado has undergone surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left knee. . Mondays operation was performed in California by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, according to the team. The 75-minute procedure included an arthroscopy and open reconstruction of the medial patellar femoral ligament. A hamstring tendon was used to graft a replacement for the ruptured ligament. Recovery time is estimated to be around six months. The 21-year-old Machado played in every game this season before the injury, which occurred on Sept. 23 when he stepped awkwardly on first base in a game at Tampa Bay. A first-time All-Star this season, Machado hit .283 with 14 homers, 71 RBIs and 51 doubles. . Stones three-point effort helped lead the Brandon Wheat Kings to a 5-3 victory against the Red Deer Rebels. Jordan Fransoo, Alessio Bertaggia and Darian Dziurzynski also scored for Brandon (19-12-2). .twitter.com/pktadV04iu — Philadelphia 76ers (@Sixers) August 20, 2014 Splash Brothers #NBAMovies pic. . Louis Blues continued on Wednesday night in Denver. After the game that saw the Blues snap the Avalanches three-game winning streak with a 4-1 win at the Pepsi Center to win their fifth-consecutive game, head coaches Patrick Roy and Ken Hitchcock had choice words for one another.Boston Bruins defenceman Dennis Seidenberg will miss the remainder of the 2013/14 season with a torn ACL and MCL, the team announced on Saturday. His recovery time is expected to be six to eight months. Seidenberg was injured in the third periiod of Fridays 5-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators, when he got his leg tangled with forward Cory Conacher. . In 34 games this season, the 32-year-old defenceman has one goal and nine assists as well as a plus-11 rating. ' ' '
