According to George King of the NY Post , longtime Yankees trainer Gene Monahan will miss spring training and possibly the start of the season with what is termed as a “significant illness.”
A very familiar face and important cog in the Yankees’ universe won’t greet the players in Tampa this week when spring training camp opens. The Post has learned that legendary athletic trainer Gene Monahan will miss his first spring training in 48 years due to what a person with knowledge of the situation termed a “significant illness that possibly could sideline him for the beginning of the regular season.”
Monahan has taken a medical leave of absence and is in the New York area undergoing treatments that are expected to last for the next couple of weeks.
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Gene Monahan Missing First Spring in 48 Years
Posted: 13th February 2010 by Bronx Baseball Daily in MLBComments Off on Gene Monahan Missing First Spring in 48 Years