Bruins Lose Valdez for Season
When <Dave Valdez:player#9797> was hurt against the <Sacramento HS Rivercats:team#167>, the <Queens HS Bruins:team#164> were hopeful that the injury was not serious. However, it proved to be more severe than first thought. The 14-year-old reliever suffered a torn flexor tendon in his elbow throwing a pitch in yesterday's game. Team doctors told BNN today that <Valdez:player#9797> would miss 10 months of the season.

<Valdez:player#9797> has compiled an ERA of 8.79 so far this season, winning 0 games with 2 losses and no saves. In 9 relief appearances he has hurled 14.1 innings, yielded 19 hits and struck out 21. Opposing hitters have batted .317 against Valdez.