Canseco Reinjures Left Wrist, and May Need Surgery

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. â€”  Right fielder Jose Canseco of the Oakland Athletics believes he fractured a bone in his left hand and wrist Sunday on the second day of his rehabilitation assignment with the Huntsville Stars, the A’s double-A farm team.

Canseco, who was one for four with a walk on Saturday night, grounded out to second base in his first at-bat Sunday and then reinjured the hand and wrist when he singled in the third inning. He was clearly in pain as he ran to first on the run-scoring single.

“It’s painful,� Canseco said. “It’s a sharp pain. The movement is minimal at best.�

Canseco, most valuable player in the American League last season, will return to Oakland today and will have X-rays taken on Tuesday. He believes he will be out for at least another month.

“The next step is to have it operated on and have the bone taken out,� said Canseco, who began the season on the disabled list with a stress fracture of the hamate bone in his left wrist.

“I’ve never had that type of operation before. I think I’m looking at three to five weeks. I really couldn’t tell you.�

Canseco, who began taking batting practice a week ago after having a cast removed from the wrist and hand, said the injury began to bother him again the previous time up, when he grounded out.

“The first at-bat, he threw a fastball and it jammed me and I felt some pain,� Canseco said. “I decided to take another at-bat. The pain was tremendous. I feel as though it could be fractured.�

In his first at-bat Saturday, Jose Canseco struck out on a 3-2 pitch from Danilo Leon.