Thursday, October 8th, 1998 | SS Jordy Mercer was injured . The Diagnosis: Diverticulitis. This injury keeps him out of action for 5 days. | Thursday, August 6th, 1998 | LF Chuck Hinton was injured while throwing the ball. The Diagnosis: Back tightness. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 5 days. | Sunday, August 2nd, 1998 | LF Brandon Allen was injured while throwing the ball. The Diagnosis: Elbow strain. He's expected to miss about 2 weeks. | Tuesday, June 30th, 1998 | 1B Danny Cater was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: Thumb contusion. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 4 days. | Thursday, June 11th, 1998 | 2B Bill Keister was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: Severe hip strain. He's expected to miss about 5 months. | Wednesday, June 10th, 1998 | 2B Larry Lintz was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: Strained groin. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 3-4 weeks. | Sunday, June 7th, 1998 | 1B Travis Hafner was injured being hit by a pitch. The Diagnosis: Bruised thigh. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 5 days. | Friday, May 15th, 1998 | 2B Ildemaro Vargas was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: Quadriceps strain. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last one week. | | |