A sprained thumb occurs when you injure the soft ... is the distal attachment to the proximal phalangeal base. An avulsion fracture occurs when a tiny piece of the bone separates from the bone ...

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The Baltimore Orioles placed outfielder Colton Cowser on the injured list with a left thumb fracture ... hurt doing a head-first slide into first base against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.

The proximal is closer to the base of the thumb and is part of the MCP joint. The average time lost for thumb fractures that require surgery is ~21 games (~52 days). — Jeff Stotts (@InStreetClothes) ...

"Timetable-wise it is a fracture, so it's probably six ... The 25-year-old hurt his thumb while sliding into first base over the weekend in the opening series against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Unfortunately, the club lost one of their middle-of-the-order bats, rising star first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino, to a thumb fracture caused by a collision at first base. The 26-year-old likely ...

The thumb fracture was confirmed after a scan revealed the extent of the damage. According to a source within the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Gill's injury will require at least ...

The Baltimore Orioles reinstated outfielder Colton Cowser from the 60-day injured list during Monday's off day, while utility ...