A scene I saw somewhere a year ago, Seattle outfielder is diagnosed at least 12 weeks, but he's out for the season during surgery

Apr 09, 2025

A scene I saw somewhere a year ago, Seattle outfielder is diagnosed at least 12 weeks, but he's out for the season during surgery
The Seattle Mariners are moving with the help of trainers as right fielder Victor Robles injured his shoulder while hitting Patrick Bailey's foul ball in the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on the 7th (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News



A scene I saw somewhere a year ago, Seattle outfielder is diagnosed at least 12 weeks, but he's out for the season during surgery
Robles falls holding the fence mesh immediately after catching Bailey's foul ball. Photo = MLB.TV Capture
Seattle Mariners right fielder Victor Novles, who injured his shoulder while catching a foul ball at the San Francisco Giants' home stadium, was diagnosed with at least 12 weeks.

Novles suffered a shoulder injury in the bottom of the ninth inning against San Francisco at Oracle Park on the 7th (Korea time) while catching Patrick Bailey's foul ball with one out and a runner on the first base.

Bailey pulled Seattle right-hander Gregory Santos's body slider and sent a fly to the right. The high-rising ball flew toward the right foul ball and fell into the foul area outside.




At this time, Robles, who chased the ball sprinting, jumped and rushed to the fence to catch the ball.

Then he fell down with the mesh on the fence, bounced back and came back into the field. He rolled the ball forward and held his left arm with his right hand, lying on the ground as if he were slumped and looking painful. Trainers ran out of the Seattle dugout to check the condition, and Robles, who was helped out, was carted out to the left doorway.

A scene I saw somewhere a year ago, Seattle outfielder is diagnosed at least 12 weeks, but he's out for the season during surgery
Robles, who injured his shoulder while catching a foul ball, is leaving the field on a cart. AFP Yonhap News
Seattle manager Dan Wilson said, `I think I've got something wrong with my shoulder. I think I'll have to do a little more examination to find out," he said with a mournful look on his face. Major injuries such as shoulder fractures or a rupture of the warp were expected.




The results of the examination came out on the 9th. ESPN reported that Victor Robress was diagnosed with a microfracture of his left shoulder humeral head and is expected to miss at least 12 weeks, ending the season if he undergoes surgery.

`I don't think we need surgery at this point when we look at MRI scans, but we will continue to monitor the condition,' Seattle Vice President and General Manager Justin Hollander told local media. `If we avoid surgery, we think it will take six weeks for bones to stick and six weeks for rehabilitation to return.' But if you can't avoid surgery, it's a season out.

It is another issue that the place where he was injured is Oracle Park. This is because there was a player who ended the season by hitting the fence and injuring his shoulder while catching a fly like Robles a year ago. It's Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants.




A scene I saw somewhere a year ago, Seattle outfielder is diagnosed at least 12 weeks, but he's out for the season during surgery
Lee Jung-hoo jumps to the fence to catch a right-center hit against Cincinnati in May last year. AP Yonhap News
Lee Jung-hoo injured his left shoulder against the Cincinnati Reds at Oracle Park on May 13 last year when he jumped while running to his full strength to catch Jaymer Candelario's right-center hit in the top of the first inning.

At that time, Lee Jung-hoo also collapsed on the field and couldn't stand up for a while and went in with a trainer's help. The examination revealed a diagnosis of a rash, and he underwent surgery and ended the season.

After Lee Jung-hoo's injury, the San Francisco club began to come up with measures to increase the safety of the Oracle Park fence. Last winter, the warring track was widened to 24 feet and the fence mesh blocking the left-center and right-center bullpens was fixed to improve it to the same height as other pads.

In this regard, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Victor Robles was carried out on a cart less than a year after center fielder Lee Jung-hoo hit the Oracle Park fence. It appears that a serious injury has occurred' and is similar to Lee Jeong-hoo's medical attention was paid to a dislocated left shoulder on May 13 last year. Lee Jung-hoo suffered a ruptured wasp and missed the rest of the season after undergoing surgery.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.