Year Over for Oceanics Vera
<Orlando:team#57> starting pitcher <Vinny Vera:player#12718> could miss the remainder of the season because of a torn rotator cuff. He exited yesterday's <St. Petersburg:team#61> game after injuring himself while throwing a pitch. The original diagnosis said Vera would be out 9 months. Later on his doctors said he could be out even longer. "He's done," his manager commented at the BNN press conference. "It's a season-ending injury, but it could have been worse. It's not the worst-case scenario, so we're happy about that."

<Vera:player#12718> has posted a 2-2 record for the year with a 4.31 ERA. Teams are hitting .209 against him and he has rung up 17 strikeouts in 31.1 innings.