Bad News: Seattle Mariners' Victor Robles Will Likely Be Out Longer Than 12 Weeks with Injury
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Last Sunday, Seattle Mariners outfielder Victor Robles dislocated his left shoulder by making an incredible catch up against the netting in right field at Oracle Park in San Francisco.
Additionally, we found out that Robles obtained a small fracture in that shoulder. Reportedly, he's out for 12 weeks: Six weeks to heal and six weeks to rehab.
However, his absence from the Mariners specifically looks like it will be longer. On Friday's edition of the "Refuse to Lose" podcast, we caught up with Dr. Michael Fu of the Hospital for Special Surgery. He's an orthopedic surgeon and shoulder expert, and the former team doctor of the Chicago White Sox.
He said that he thinks the 12-week timeframe is fair, but he also added that he doesn't think Robles will start playing in games until the 12-week mark, meaning his rehab assignment will take him beyond the 12 weeks.
"Everybody's a little different, obviously, but in my experience, it's probably going to be 12 weeks and then getting back into some games. It's variable how long he'll take to get warmed up again...but typically it's 12 weeks and then back into return to sport, game action."
Robles was hitting .273 in the early going for Seattle. He stole 30 bases last season in 77 games and is a spark plug at the top of the lineup.
You can hear the full conversation with Dr. Fu as part of the podcast below:
The Mariners are back in action on Friday night against the Texas Rangers at 6:40 p.m. PT.
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