Ridiculous news from the Tribune-Review this morning, Pirates prospect
Tony Sanchez sustained a broken jaw earlier in the offseason in a "scuffle". There isn't much more information available right now, but it sounds like Sanchez just got in a childish fight and got punched in the jaw. This will be the second time he has broken his jaw, and the first time set him back for quite some time. I can't imagine this is nearly as bad as taking a 90 mile per hour fastball to the face, but it will certainly set Sanchez back, which is not at all what he or the Pirates needed.
The injury may have occurred over three months ago and could very well be a non-factor by the time spring training starts, so you may not have to worry too much, but we won't know until we see him in Bradenton.
This also doesn't help Sanchez's already shaky reputation. He's starting to become a guy that's easy to dislike. Let's hope he cleans up his act and actually turns into something at the major league level, because right now I wouldn't bet on it.
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