We’re accustomed to dealing with news of the common hamstring injury, back spasm, or devilish groin pull when it comes to Major League Baseball players. What we’re not too comfortable with, thinking about, or even imagining is anything that consists of the words “testicle” and “twisted.” Last week we reported Chicago Cubs’ centerfielder Felix Pie’s unusual Spring training injury and today we’re here to report that his testicle—at least—is going to get better.

Pie is suffering from what’s called testicular torsion, or, in layman’s terms, a twisted testicle. It happened early in camp, but Pie had the problem reduced manually, sources said, and was able to continue playing. He was scheduled to have the corrective surgery on the Cubs off-day next Monday, but when Pie reported to camp with soreness Monday, the Cubs decided to get the procedure done today.

The surgery involves sewing the outer layer of the testicle to the scrotum wall. The Cubs said it was a minor procedure, and if the problem was not corrected soon, Pie would risk losing the testicle.

There is absolutely nothing minor about sewing the outer layer of the testicle to the scrotum, so kudos to Pie. Because we all know he’s going to need both testicles to deal with the 2008 Chicago Cubs’ season.

Cubs’ Pie out 3-5 days [Chicago Tribune]
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