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04/14 18:31 CDT Orioles manager Craig Albernaz returns --- with a broken jaw
--- a day after being hit by a foul ball
Orioles manager Craig Albernaz returns --- with a broken jaw --- a day after
being hit by a foul ball
By NOAH TRISTER
AP Baseball Writer
BALTIMORE (AP) --- With a big bruise on the right side of his face and several
fractures, Baltimore Orioles manager Craig Albernaz was back at the ballpark a
day after being hit by a foul ball in the dugout.
"I can't blow my nose for six weeks, because one of the fractures is kind of
like where my orbital bone is," he said. "If I blow my nose it's going to go up
into my eye."
Albernaz said he has over a half-dozen fractures in his cheek area and a broken
jaw, but he was relieved to avoid surgery and said he doesn't need his jaw
wired. Albernaz joked he might grab a Ravens helmet from his desk to wear in
the dugout.
Albernaz, in his first season as Baltimore's manager, was in the part of the
dugout closest to the on-deck circle when Jeremiah Jackson's foul ball struck
him in the fifth inning Monday night. He returned to the dugout an inning later
when Jackson hit a grand slam, but he ultimately ended up listening to the game
on the radio en route to a hospital, where he says he remained until about
midnight.
"I was trying to get back out there after my concussion protocol was fine, but
they wanted me to get a CT scan," Albernaz said. "I was trying to get it after
the game, but obviously the medical team has better judgment than I do."
He was back in the dugout Tuesday, but the healing process could take time.
"Six weeks of soft foods," Albernaz said. "Can't do anything strenuous."
Including argue with umpires?
"Medically speaking, yeah I probably shouldn't," he said. "I think everything
gets thrown out the window when that first pitch happens."
The Orioles also announced that infielder Jackson Holliday was recalled from
his rehab assignment Monday because of mild right wrist soreness. The team said
that's not uncommon following hamate surgery. He will be shut down for a few
days.
Albernaz has been loath to give timelines on players returning from injury so
as not to create added pressure.
"I said I don't believe in timelines, and this is a perfect example of that. It
all depends on the player," he said. "It's great to see Jackson being
communicative and open at every turn."
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