By Jon Weisman
Another injury has bitten the Dodgers, as it has been announced that A.J. Ellis will undergo surgery Tuesday for a torn meniscus in his left knee.
It was not said how Ellis, who had four singles and four walks in 28 plate appearances to start the 2014 season, suffered the injury. Ellis was out in a bang-bang play at the plate Saturday but remained in the game, though he did not play Sunday. Thanks to off days, he had caught the Dodgers’ first 62 innings this season.
Ellis previously had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee in October 2012. It was reported that he arrived at Spring Training about 15 pounds lighter than the year before.
No official roster move has been announced, but Tim Federowicz, who was the regular backup catcher to Ellis last year but started this year in Albuquerque because of a roster crunch, is the most likely candidate to see action in place of Ellis, alongside current reserve catcher Drew Butera.
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Beau Palica (@nvpuckstopper)
Bring Piazza out of retirement! He can’t be any worse than Butera or Federowicz.
Austin "TheFrosty" Passy
Get better AJ.
Geoff Fitz
Another year buried in injuries. Nice to have four outfielders when you know you’ll only have three uninjured. What’s up with the constant battle with injuries? Is there some issue that should be being addressed by training staff here? It’s getting absurd.
oldbrooklynfan
This comes as a surprise to me, I didn’t Expect it