Shocking news broke on Monday afternoon when the Atlanta Braves announced catcher Sean Murphy would miss the remainder of the season as he is set to undergo surgery to repair a labral tear in his right hip. The Braves catcher had been slumping for a little while now, and it seems fans finally have the answer as to why.
The part that made the hip injury particularly shocking was the report that Murphy has been dealing with this hip issue for the last THREE seasons. In Alex Anthopoulos' announcement of the injury, he revealed that the team doctor could not believe Murphy had been playing the last three years on what he considered to be a significant tear.