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Guillen out at least a month due to bizarre knee injury

Published: Saturday, July 25, 2009 9:04 AM CDT

KANSAS CITY (AP) - Jose Guillen's disappointing second season in Kansas City has taken a bizarre twist: The

Royals right fielder could miss up to 10 weeks due to a knee injury sustained while he was putting on a shin guard.

The injury happened in the second inning of Wednesday night's 9-6 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. After playing

two innings in the field, Guillen came in to get ready for his first at-bat.

While bending over to put on his shin guard, Guillen felt a pop and sharp pain in his right knee. He was

immediately replaced by a pinch hitter and taken to the hospital.

The diagnosis? A partially torn lateral collateral ligament.

Guillen isn't expected to need surgery, but will get a second opinion to make sure. The initial projection is

for him to miss 4-6 weeks, though it could be as long as 8-10 weeks. The Royals placed him on the 15-day disabled

list and recalled Mitch Maier from Triple-A Omaha.

"We're not sure if it's a surgically repaired situation or not," Royals manager Trey Hillman said. "That's one

of the reasons we're getting the second opinion. Right now, we don't think it is, but we'll wait until we get that

second opinion."

Guillen already sustained one obscure injury this season, missing several days of spring training after deciding

to rip out an ingrown toenail with a pair of pliers. He also missed a few spring workouts due to a sore shoulder and

went on the DL in April with a hip injury.

Even when healthy, Guillen hasn't provided much pop for a struggling Royals offense.

Signed to a three-year, $36 million deal before last season, Guillen had a decent season despite a couple of

distractions, hitting .264 with 20 homers and 97 RBI.


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