Durazo Involved in Crash

Arizona Diamondback first baseman Erubiel Durazo suffered minor injuries in a three-car crash Sunday in Phoenix that seriously injured another driver.

Durazo, 26, was driving a sport utility vehicle when he became involved in the crash with two other vehicles. Durazo and his mother, Maria, were hospitalized.

Durazo had wrist surgery on Thursday and is out for the season.

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