Chamberlain Expects to Pitch this Season

RHP Joba Chamberlain feels as if he let the Yankees down when he dislocated his ankle on a trampoline playing with his son and nearly died to to blood loss, but refused to apologize to the team following the incident.  He was already sidelined following Tommy John surgery and - realistically - probably wouldn't have pitched at all this season.  However, Chamberlain still expects to pitch this season.

Chamberlain said that he and his son were jumping from trampoline-to-trampoline at a Tampa trampoline facility when he landed awkwardly.  GM Brian Cashman has revealed that the injury has been categorized as an open dislocation subtalar joint.  Chamberlain is expected to remain in a cast for a minimum of six weeks and then move to a walking boot.

Joba Injured Playing with son on Trampoline

RHP Joba Chamberlain has dislocated his right ankle and undergone surgery after rolling it while playing with his son on a trampoline.  GM Brian Cashman said that bone came through the skin when the ankle dislocated and that Chamberlain is expected to be hospitalized for a few days.  The Yankees say that the injury occurred when Chamberlain was playing with his five-year-old son at a Tampa-area hot-spot that has trampoline equipment (the Yankees train in Tampa during Spring Training).

Chamberlain was attempting to return from Tommy John Surgery this season and now he has the ankle deal with, with an MRI and CAT scan set for today.