NEW YORK -- Brian Roberts left Baltimore's loss to the New York Yankees in the second inning Tuesday night with a dislocated left elbow, ending a breakout season for the All-Star second baseman.
Roberts was covering first base after New York's Bubba Crosby bunted with Bernie Williams on second. First baseman B.J. Surhoff rushed in to field the bunt and his throw to Roberts arrived at about the same time Crosby did.
Crosby crashed into Roberts' outstretched left arm, snapping it back. Roberts dropped the ball and went to the ground in tremendous pain, allowing Williams to jog home from third.
"Nobody really knew what to do," Surhoff said. "Bernie didn't, Crosby didn't, I didn't. After a little while it was pretty obvious something was wrong."
After sending Chris Gomez in to replace Roberts, interim manager Sam Perlozzo was ejected for arguing with plate umpire Sam Holbrook. Perlozzo said he was asking if Crosby ran inside the baseline.
Crosby played with Roberts on a U.S. national team in 1997 and said he planned to visit his former teammate in the hospital Tuesday night or Wednesday.
"You never want to see something like that happen," Crosby said. "The ball, myself and his glove all came together at the same point. You could tell he was in some pain."
Roberts' .314 average ranks fifth in the AL and he is second to teammate Miguel Tejada with 45 doubles. He also hit a career-high 18 homers, and was the AL's player of the month in April, helping the Orioles surge into first place.
"He's one of the best leadoff hitters in baseball," Baltimore third baseman Melvin Mora said.
Roberts was covering first base after New York's Bubba Crosby bunted with Bernie Williams on second. First baseman B.J. Surhoff rushed in to field the bunt and his throw to Roberts arrived at about the same time Crosby did.
Crosby crashed into Roberts' outstretched left arm, snapping it back. Roberts dropped the ball and went to the ground in tremendous pain, allowing Williams to jog home from third.
"Nobody really knew what to do," Surhoff said. "Bernie didn't, Crosby didn't, I didn't. After a little while it was pretty obvious something was wrong."
After sending Chris Gomez in to replace Roberts, interim manager Sam Perlozzo was ejected for arguing with plate umpire Sam Holbrook. Perlozzo said he was asking if Crosby ran inside the baseline.
Crosby played with Roberts on a U.S. national team in 1997 and said he planned to visit his former teammate in the hospital Tuesday night or Wednesday.
"You never want to see something like that happen," Crosby said. "The ball, myself and his glove all came together at the same point. You could tell he was in some pain."
Roberts' .314 average ranks fifth in the AL and he is second to teammate Miguel Tejada with 45 doubles. He also hit a career-high 18 homers, and was the AL's player of the month in April, helping the Orioles surge into first place.
"He's one of the best leadoff hitters in baseball," Baltimore third baseman Melvin Mora said.