Miami Marlins OF Dane Myers Fractures Ankle After Smashing It On Clubhouse Door

Miami Marlins OF Dane Myers will miss six to eight weeks with a broken ankle after he smashed it kicking a clubhouse door following an ejection in Saturday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds.

With two on and two out in the top of the frame and trailing 10-6, the home plate umpire rung Myers up for strike three as the OF attempted to check his swing. Myers wanted an appeal to first, but the umpire did not ask for one, prompting an outburst. At first glance, it appeared he had broken the plane of the plate, and his wrists went around.

Quickly, Myers gave a piece of his mind as former NL manager of the year Skip Schumaker whisked him away from the field. Cameras missed the kick that prompted the injury, but Myers told reporters what caused his injury after Sunday’s finale.

Myers has been a bright spot during a disastrous Marlins season. In 40 games played and 83 at-bats, the righty has a .265 batting average, a .337 on-base percentage, and two home runs. The former Rice hitter, who is 28 years old, is in his second pro season in the majors.

The frustration from Myers may have come from the horrendous baseball stretch seen by his team before the All-Star break. The Marlins salvaged the series with a win on Sunday to avoid being swept for the second time in six days. Miami is 3-7 in its last ten and had been losers of five in a row before Sunday’s 3-2 victory. Schmaker’s team sits an astounding 29 games out of first place at the break with the second-worst record in the MLB. Only the Chicago White Sox are worse, but the Marlins are 30 games under .500 at 33-63. Most insiders believe the 2023 wild card team will be sellers at the trade deadline with possible targets, including CF Jazz Chisholm.

Article by Jordan Silversmith