Auburn native Wes Long, a shortstop for the independent Winnipeg Goldeyes, suffered a broken left ankle Tuesday night and will likely miss the rest of the season.Richard Mercado, a catcher for Schaumburg, slid into second as Long tried to turn a double play. Long was taken to a Winnipeg hospital for X-rays, which revealed the fracture.
Long, 27, was hitting .331 with three home runs and 22 RBIs. He had been named to the Northern League’s All-Star Game earlier Tuesday and was the league’s player of the month for May.
He spent three seasons in the Oakland organization after being drafted in 2004 out of UAH. Long hit at least .330 the last two years with Windy City of the independent Frontier League.
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