Hanley Ramirez Injury: Updates on Red Sox Star's Knee and Return

Hanley Ramirez hit a foul ball off of his knee against the Baltimore Orioles on June 9 and left the game. He would return to the lineup the following day. 

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Hanley Returns to Lineup 

Wednesday, June 10 

Scott Lauber of the Boston Herald reported Ramirez returned to the lineup against the Orioles on June 10. 

On June 9, Ramirez fouled off a ball that struck him in his left knee, and he fell to the ground, per Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe. The official injury is considered to be a knee contusion, per Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun. After the game, X-rays were negative, showing no structural damage, per Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com

Ramirez has had a rough time since the end of April. He got off to a blazing start, with 10 home runs in the month and a .999 OPS, but he fell precipitously in May, with an OPS of .622. 

The 2006 National League Rookie of the Year did suffer a left shoulder injury May 4 against the Tampa Bay Rays after crashing into the left field wall at Fenway Park. He avoided the disabled list though his left shoulder has previously been operated on twice in 2007 and 2011.