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前些日子美國職棒中，曾經被球迷稱為薪水小偷的Pavano日前在家中因為鏟雪摔倒受傷，導致脾臟出血，相信這則新聞應該不少人有看過：

Free-agent right-hander Carl Pavano doesn’t figure to be signing with a new team anytime soon.

WORLD OF HURT
Baseball players have been hurt in many embarrassing ways. See the weirdest, ego-bruising injuries. Pavano, 37, recently suffered a ruptured spleen that will sideline him for 6 to 8 weeks, according to major-league sources.

The injury occurred when slipped and fell while shoveling snow on his driveway in Vermont, one source said.

Pavano’s agent, Dave Pepe, declined comment.

The Colorado Rockies and New York Mets were among the teams that had shown interest in Pavano, sources said.

Pavano did not pitch after June 1 last season due to a sore right shoulder that was caused by a bone bruise on his humerus, according to reports.

He enjoyed a resurgence in the two seasons prior to that, winning 26 games and averaging 222 innings for the Twins.

 

原本想說應該是休養六到八周就好，但是昨天在經紀人表示因為脾臟失血不止，於是摘除了脾臟，至於他要回到球場時間，恐怕是要有一段時間的休養才可以。

Carl Pavano's spleen was removed last week after the pitcher was injured when he fell in the snow.

The 37-year-old right-hander was hurt in mid-January at his home in Vermont and has been in a Connecticut hospital for nearly two weeks.

''He lost a lot of blood. It was very, very serious,'' agent David Pepe said Monday.

Pepe said Pavano didn't think he was seriously injured after the fall, then didn't feel well following a workout a few days later in Connecticut.

''He felt bad enough that he went to the hospital and he ended up getting admitted, and they realized he had a lacerated spleen,'' Pepe said. ''They tried to control the bleeding. They did all they could to not take it out and, unfortunately, he didn't stop bleeding and he's been in the hospital since.''

Pepe hopes Pavano will be released from the hospital this week. He would not put a timetable on the free agent's possible return to baseball.

''To be quite honest, I think he's very fortunate that he caught this thing. He had the presence of mind to go to a hospital,'' Pepe said. ''It could have been a lot worse. He's just got to get his strength back and worry about baseball later.''

Pavano受傷到這種程度，也不是很簡單就能恢復，何況在前幾年都有投出實績的他，３７歲的他在２０１０年替雙城效力，主投３２場拿下１７勝１１敗防禦率３。７５，並且投了２２１局，擺脫了先前在洋基薪水小偷名號，在２０１１年更是投了２２２局共３２場，也有９勝１３敗的苦勞，但在２０１２年因傷只投１１場拿下２勝５敗，最後遭到釋出。

如果想要回來的話，恐怕要先將傷養好，對他自己要與球隊談價才有利，也希望他能夠早日康復，祝福他！