Injury Sidelines Juan Jose Sousa for Season
The <Alabama Yellowhammers:team#3> and their fans were rocked today by the news that star reliever <Juan Jose Sousa:player#5897> would miss the rest of the season due to injury. <Sousa:player#5897> was hurt in a recent game against the <New Jersey Athletics:team#80> while throwing a pitch. He was immediately removed from the game and taken for examination. Tests today revealed the injury was shoulder inflammation. His doctors think that <Sousa:player#5897> will miss about 4 months.

<Sousa:player#5897> has compiled an ERA of 4.42 so far this season, winning 4 games with 12 losses and 8 saves. In 27 relief appearances he has hurled 112 innings, yielded 123 hits and struck out 88. Opposing hitters have batted .280 against Sousa.