Milwaukee Brewers’ Alex Gonzalez Scheduled For Surgery
The Milwaukee Brewers announced Monday that shortstop Alex Gonzalez will undergo surgery to repair his torn ACL this Thursday.
Gonzalez suffered the injury Saturday April 5 against the San Francisco Giants. After hitting the Brewers first run of the game on an RBI single, Gonzalez decided to test his luck by stealing second. He successfully slid into second base, but as his right foot came into contact with the bag his leg appeared to jam up. It was evident Gonzalez was in severe pain has he tossed his helmet in disgust and rolled on the ground in agony clutching his right knee.
Gonzalez is done for the season and it remains to be unknown if he will be with Milwaukee next year. It is an unfortunate injury considering the veteran leadership he brought to the team and, more importantly, the infield. There is no possible way to replace Gonzalez’s defensive skills but the Brewers are going to have to make due with Cesar Izturis and Edwin Maysonet.
In other injury news, first baseman Mat Gamel who also tore the ACL in his right knee on the same road trip is still not able to schedule a surgery date as there is still too much swelling. The Brewers have stated they should know sometime next week when the swelling goes down. Travis Ishikawa has done a phenomenal job filling in for Gamel.
Milwaukee is 4-6 since losing both players for the season. As bad as it is to lose the starting first baseman and shortstop, the Brewers still have the talent to overcome it. The reason they have lost six of their last 10 games is not because a lack of play at both positions. In fact, Maysonet hit his first-career grand slam to give Milwaukee an edge over the Chicago Cubs Saturday afternoon.
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