BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Leg Injury Sidelines Expos’ Rodriguez

Former Dodger first baseman Henry Rodriguez has a hairline fracture of the right leg that might have occurred while he was with the Dodgers, but Montreal Expo General Manager Kevin Malone said he has no plans to file a grievance against the Dodgers.

Rodriguez, who was traded to the Expos on May 23 in a four-player deal, will be out three to six weeks.

Rodriguez had been hobbled by a sore shin since fouling a ball of his right leg May 17, but began playing again last week. Rodriguez said the pain worsened a few days ago, and an MRI test performed Friday night revealed the fracture. The Dodgers said they never took an MRI test on Rodriguez’s leg.

“What can you do?” Malone said. “Fred [Claire] told me that he fouled a ball off his leg and missed a couple of games. The Dodgers didn’t know about it. Even if they did, I’d still have made the trade.”

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