Wright brakes his pinkie

David Wright of the New York Mets broke his pinkie finger on his right hand sliding back into first base in a game against the Washington Nationals. This is the worst news possible for the Mets at this point. Wright has been on fire this season. A broken pinkie would mean adjustments to a swing that is perfect right now. The Mets superstar played through a stress fracture in his back last year and only batted .226.

Mets fans are finally excited and this is not what they needed. Terry Collins said he is not sure if Wright will go on the DL or not. Hopefully he can play around the injury. When he is at the plate, he could leave the pinkie extended off the bat and that should not be to difficult. The problem will arise when he is playing defense. All of your fingers are needed when throwing a baseball and if the swelling goes down, he should be able to play. Wright is being fitted for a specially made splint for the pinkie in Manhattan. Lets hope he will be able to play through this injury.

As you can see in this picture, the ball is resting on his right pinkie finger.