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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Francona: Youkilis has muscle tear in thumb </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Kevin Youkilis - 1B - BOS - Aug. 3</B> </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Red Sox manager Terry Francona said that Kevin Youkilis has a muscle tear at the base of his right thumb.
Described as a rare injury, the Red Sox were concerned that if he continued to play the muscle might tear away from the bone. The team plans to seek a second opinion on the injury. If it doesn't respond to rest, surgery is a very real possibility. Victor Martinez is starting at first base on Tuesday night against the Indians with Kevin Cash catching.
Source: Amalie Benjamin on Twitter
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Described as a rare injury, the Red Sox were concerned that if he continued to play the muscle might tear away from the bone. The team plans to seek a second opinion on the injury. If it doesn't respond to rest, surgery is a very real possibility. Victor Martinez is starting at first base on Tuesday night against the Indians with Kevin Cash catching.
Source: Amalie Benjamin on Twitter
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