Braves reliever may have just torn his hamstring

[Curby]

Avilan looked to be in serious pain. More serious than a strain/pull.

 

[MetEdDawg]

Not sure I've ever seen that kind of injury before from a pitcher.

You see knee, elbow, and shoulder stuff on pitches, but I've never seen a torn hamstring on a pitch before. That looked really bad and it did look like he tore it. He's got great stuff and I hate that we will most likely lose him for an extended period of time.

 

[msstate7]

You see knee, elbow, and shoulder stuff on pitches, but I've never seen a torn hamstring on a pitch before. That looked really bad and it did look like he tore it. He's got great stuff and I hate that we will most likely lose him for an extended period of time.

What is recovery time on torn hamstring?

 

[Steakonastick]

All depends on how severe. But a guess it looked like a grade 3 pull. So anywhere from 2 to 3 months.

 

[MetEdDawg]

They updated just before they went off the air.

Hamstring strain and severe cramping. No tear thank goodness on first evaluation. That looked really bad, but he will be re-evaluated in the morning. I'm hoping the cramping is what made the pain look so bad. If it's just a strain, he can come back. Hopefully nothing more serious than that.

 

[msstate7]

Hamstring strain and severe cramping. No tear thank goodness on first evaluation. That looked really bad, but he will be re-evaluated in the morning. I'm hoping the cramping is what made the pain look so bad. If it's just a strain, he can come back. Hopefully nothing more serious than that.

That is great news.

 

[skb124]

Just to point this out

A strain, pull, and tear are all the same thing. You would think tear is the worst, but they all mean the same thing. It depends on the grade of the tear. Grade 1 is microtears and is obviously the least ominous. Grade 2 is worse with a palpable indention, and grade 3 is a full blown tear through the muscle.

 

[Steakonastick]

I had a grade 2 to my right quad a few years ago. Took about 6 weeks till I was able to run and lift on it. But that was with miller lite and makers as medicine.