Troy Tulowitzki returned to the disabled list over the weekend after a three-week absence from the list to tend to baseball-related duties when his bat tragically exploded in his right hand after leaving Friday’s game in favor of Omar Quintanilla. Tulowitzki took sixteen stitches but should not suffer permanent damage to the hand.

The bat jolted Tulowitzki’s hand after being picked up by the 23-year-old when he left the game at manager Clint Hurdle’s request and threw itself to the ground, dragging his hand with it. When the bat hit the ground, it shattered into many pieces, cutting Tulowitzki through his right palm.

There is no reason to believe the bat was broken when Tulowitzki smashed the bat into the ground in a temper tantrum for being pulled from the game.
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