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John Birges Injured, Out for Year Thursday, August 11th, 2039 A blow for John Birges today -- team doctors confirmed he will miss 4 months with a torn meniscus. Birges suffered the injury colliding with a player at a base. Although officials from the San Bernardino Grasshoppers are confident he'll make a full recovery, doubts will persist about Birges's ability to return fully fit with an injury of this nature. In 47 games this season Birges is batting .292 with 50 hits and 6 home runs. He has scored 22 runs and driven in 36. |
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