The Phillies placed Carlos Ruiz on the disabled list:
The Philadelphia Phillies have placed All-Star catcher Carlos Ruiz on the disabled list because he has plantar fasciitis in his left foot.
An MRI revealed Ruiz has a partial tear. He is expected to miss four to six weeks. Infielder Hector Luna was called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley before Saturday’s game against Arizona.
Ruiz was a bright spot for the Phillies this season, hitting for average and power while doing a great job of getting on base. He kept the team close early in the division race early on.
Plantar Fasciitis is what ended Jay Buhner’s career, but it is not a tear. The tear must be somehow related. Plantar Fasciitis is the toughening of a tendon so that it loses flexibility – thus being painful when someone stands from a sitting position.