Royals' Gordon to miss All-Star game with injury
Alex Gordon will have to be content with watching All-Star teammates Salvador Perez and Greg Holland when the Royals triumvirate heads to target Field in Minneapolis next week. The Royals announced Thursday that Gordon will miss the annual Midsummer Classic after visiting with a specialist and receiving an injection for his sprained right wrist. nfl jerseys cheap Angels shortstop Erick Aybar was added to the American League roster as his replacement.
Gordon, Holland and Perez are all headed to their second straight All-Star game.
Nike nfl jerseys cheap authentic ''Obviously this is not what I wanted to happen, especially coming into the All-Star break and being on the All-Star team, but the most important thing is to be ready for our games, '' Gordon said before the start of a four-game series Thursday night against Detroit.
''To be healthy after the All-Star break is the big thing here, '' he said. Gordon spent nearly seven years in the big leagues before making his first All-Star team last season, and the three-time Gold Glove winner is having another solid year.
cheap authentic jerseys Along with sure-handed defense in left field, he was hitting. 268 with nine homers and 44 RBIs.