Nathan Lukes Avoids Fracture After Fouling Ball Off Knee

[Leo Morgenstern]

Nathan Lukes initially stayed in Sunday night's ALCS Game 1 after fouling a ball off his right knee, but the Blue Jays later removed him from the contest and sent him for testing. After the game, manager John Schneider told reporters that Lukes went for X-rays and a CT scan, which both came back negative for a fracture.

While this is certainly good news for the club, Lukes is still dealing with pain, so it's not yet clear if he'll be able to play in Monday's Game 2. However, Schneider suggested the outfielder will be in the lineup as long as he is medically cleared.

The lefty-batting Lukes is 4-for-13 with two doubles and five RBI through five games this October.

Featured image courtesy of Nick Turchiaro, Imagn Images.

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[Stangstag]

You’d think they at least give him 1 game off and he plays game 3. Give Schneider the start today. Hopefully Lukes is good to go soon.

[Spanky__99]

2 hours ago, Stangstag said:

You’d think they at least give him 1 game off and he plays game 3. Give Schneider the start today. Hopefully Lukes is good to go soon.

You could see the tears in his eyes from the pain, that guy's a bulldog man.

[hanton]

11 minutes ago, Spanky__99 said:

You could see the tears in his eyes from the pain, that guy's a bulldog man.

especially at his age and spending most of his time playing in the minors, this is huge for him