Bad News for North Carolina, Takahashi Injured
A blow for <Hyotaru Takahashi:player#10499> today -- team doctors confirmed he will miss 7-8 months with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow. <Takahashi:player#10499> suffered the injury throwing a pitch. Although officials from the <North Carolina Aviators:team#8> are confident he'll make a full recovery, doubts will persist about <Takahashi:player#10499>'s ability to return fully fit with an injury of this nature.

So far in 37 appearances this season, <Takahashi:player#10499> has recorded 16 wins and sustained 13 losses. He has pitched 251.2 innings, yielded 266 hits, fanned 222 and has a 4.04 ERA.