YANKEES' TANAKA INJURES ELBOW 「田中投手 右ひじのじん帯部分断裂」

One of Japan's star pitchers won't be participating in the All-Star Game this year. Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees has been diagnosed with a partial ligament tear in his right elbow.
Tanaka complained of elbow pain after pitching in Cleveland on Tuesday. Specialists and the team physician made the diagnosis on Thursday.
Yankees' general manager Brian Cashman said that Tanaka could require six weeks of treatment and rehabilitation before he is ready to pitch again. But Cashman did not rule out the possibility that Tanaka could undergo a ligament transplant procedure, known as Tommy John surgery, if he does not respond to rehabilitation.
Tanaka has been the Major League's leading starter, with 12 wins in his debut season. His great pitching record got him selected for the All-Star Game on Tuesday.

◆diagnose 　　　　　　診断する
◆partial ligament tear　　 部分的じん帯断裂
◆complain of ...　 　 ～の苦痛を訴える
◆team physician　　 　チームドクター、球団専属医
◆diagnosis　　　　 　　診断
◆treatment　　　　　 　　 治療
◆rule out　 　　　　 否定、排除する
◆transplant　　　 移植
◆procedure　　　　　　 診断
◆surgery　　　　　　　　 手術

Daily Vocabulary(2014/09/04）

15121.rice field(田んぼ）
At lasr, the water way reached the rice field.
15122.Buddhist(仏教の）
Temples are Buddhist. Shrines are Shintoj.
15123.backward(逆に）
count backwards from twenty-two to seven.
15124.odd number(奇数）
Say as many odd numbers as you can from one.
15125.even number(偶数）
Say as many even numbers as you can fro two.
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