カブスの左腕キンタナ、皿洗い中の負傷で手術　復帰時期は未定

【マイアミＡＦＰ＝時事】米大リーグ（MLB）のシカゴ・カブスは2日、左腕のホセ・キンタナが米マイアミの自宅で皿洗いをしている最中に利き手の指を負傷し、チームを離脱すると発表した。復帰時期は未定だという。（写真は米大リーグ、シカゴ・カブスのホセ・キンタナ）
　３１歳でコロンビア出身のキンタナは、先月２７日に左手の親指を５針縫う切り傷を負った。そして、この日はシカゴで顕微鏡手術を受け、損傷した指の知覚神経を修復した。２週間ほどで投球練習を再開できる見通しで、その際に具体的な離脱期間を判断していくという。
　今季のＭＬＢは３月に始まる予定だったが、新型コロナウイルスのパンデミック（世界的な大流行）で開幕が延期。給与やシーズンの試合日数をめぐってリーグと選手会が対立した末に、各球団６０試合制で７月２３日に開幕する見通しとなっている。
　開幕予定日の１週間前にけがの回復具合を確認することになっているキンタナは、２０１２年にシカゴ・ホワイトソックスでキャリアを開始し、２０１７年７月にカブスにトレードされた。
　キャリア８年間の通算成績は８３勝７７敗、１２９８奪三振、防御率３．７２。昨季は１３勝９敗で防御率４．６８をマークした。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2020/07/03-14:50）

Chicago Cubs pitcher Jose Quintana will be out indefinitely after suffering a left thumb injury while washing dishes at home in Miami, the Major League Baseball club said Thursday.
The 31-year-old Colombian left-hander suffered a cut on his thumb last Saturday that required five stitches while handling dishwashing duties.
Quintana underwent microscopic surgery on the thumb Thursday in Chicago, where a lacerated digital sensory nerve was repaired.
Quintana is expected to resume his throwing routine in about two weeks, when a further timetable about his absence will be determined.
The MLB season was to have started in March but was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. A feud over money and season length was settled and a 60-game campaign for each team is set to start on July 23, a week after Quintana?s progress will be examined.
Quintana began his MLB career in 2012 with the Chicago White Sox and was traded to the Cubs in July 2017. He has an overall record of 83-77 in eight MLB campaigns with 1,298 strikeouts and a 3.72 earned-run average.
Last season, Quintana went 13-9 with a 4.68 ERA.
Losing him from the starting lineup would put even more pressure on Cubs relief pitchers, who figure to be tested in a regular season that is set to last less than 10 weeks in a sprint to the October playoffs.
The Cubs, who in 2016 won their first World Series crown since 1908, missed the playoffs last year at 84-78 after three straight post-season trips.