Blue Pirates A.J. Frontiera Hurt
The <Ontario Blue Pirates:team#77> will lose the services of left fielder <A.J. Frontiera:player#8665> after he sustained a torn ligament in his thumb while colliding with a player at a base in today's game against the <New York Empire:team#78>. "I'll get through it," Frontiera said. "The key now is to stay positive." His trainer said he is expected to be sidelined for 4-5 weeks.

In 109 games this season <Frontiera:player#8665> is batting .233 with 93 hits and 12 home runs. He has scored 52 runs and driven in 37.