Coming off a resurgent 2015 campaign, Andre Ethier was poised to again play a significant role for the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, that came to a screeching halt last March when he sustained a right leg fracture near the end of Spring Training.
Ethier was initially diagnosed with a lower leg contusion and listed as day-to-day. However, he didn’t show signs of improvement and was sent for a follow-up examination that revealed a fracture. The timetable for his return was set at 10 to 14 weeks.
But Ethier’s injury was a complex, spiral fracture, which equated to a prolonged recovery process.