The Diamondbacks placed outfielder Cody Ross on the 15-day disabled list today, one day after he dislocated his right hip while running to first base and had to be carted off the field.
The injury immediately looked quite serious and Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers confirmed on MLB Network Radio on Sirius XM today that he will likely miss the rest of the season. While it’s a tough blow for second-place Arizona, they have quite a bit of outfield depth with Gerardo Parra, Adam Eaton, Gerardo Parra, and A.J. Pollock in-house. Martin Prado could see more playing time in left field once Eric Chavez comes off the disabled list.
Ross, who joined the Diamondbacks over the winter on a three-year, $26 million contract, is batting .278/.331/.413 with eight home runs and 38 RBI through 94 games this season. The 32-year-old was especially hot recently, hitting .350 with three homers and a .968 OPS since the All-Star break.
UPDATE: Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson told Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic that Ross is likely to have surgery tomorrow. There’s no clear timetable on his return yet, but Gibson said he’s hoping to have him back for spring training, so it sounds like a return this year can be ruled out.
