Granderson’s fractured finger places Inge in CF
Granderson, the Tigers’ popular centerfielder, had sustained a fracture on his middle finger, below the knuckle. (”A little crack,” was his description.) It happened when Philadelphia left-hander Travis Blackley hit him on top of the hand with a pitch Saturday, in a game washed out by rain minutes later.
That’s right: One of Detroit’s most valuable players was injured in a game that didn’t even count in the exhibition standings.
“It’s weird,” Granderson said. “It almost tracked me, (like) it had a little device on it. It went just over my shoulder and somehow still found my hand.”