ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Rangers All-Star shortstop Michael Young could miss up to a week after suffering a small fracture in his right ring finger Monday night against the Seattle Mariners.
The team said Young is expected to be out of the lineup five to seven days. X-rays confirmed the fracture and he will be re-evaluated by doctors later in the week.Young didn't agree with that prognosis.
"No one knows," Young said after the Rangers lost to the Mariners 7-5. "Once the swelling goes down, I'll be back in there. That could be (Tuesday)."
When Young fractured the tip of his left index finger in June, he missed one game.
The five-time All-Star suffered the injury diving back to first base on a pickoff attempt in the first inning. Young, who had an RBI single, was shaking out his hand running the bases after that pickoff attempt.
He left the game before the Rangers took the field in the third.
"I throw with these two (index and middle) fingers, so that's not going to bother me," Young said. "I made a throw in the second inning after I hurt it."
Young was selected to his fifth straight All-Star game two weeks ago at Yankee Stadium. He is hitting .298 with eight home runs and 58 RBIs.
Before the game started Monday, Rangers third baseman Hank Blalock was a late scratch with an upset stomach. Ramon Vazquez, who replaced Blalock in the lineup, moved to shortstop. Chris Davis, who started at first, moved to third and Frank Catalanotto took over at first base.
