Last night in a game against the South Bend Cubs, Dayton Dragons shortstop Luis Gonzalez slid into second base and broke his ankle. He was carried off of the field and taken to the hospital immediately. Last night the Dragons tweeted out some scary sounding information on the injury:
Luis Gonzalez was carried off the field on a stretcher with a serious ankle or lower leg injury that he suffered on a slide into second base
— Dayton Dragons (@DragonsBaseball) September 4, 2015
Initial report on Luis Gonzalez is dislocated ankle with x-rays to determine any possible further extent of the injury. Hoping for the best
— Dayton Dragons (@DragonsBaseball) September 4, 2015
News from the Dayton Dragons media notes this afternoon said that Gonzalez indeed broke his ankle and that he will undergo surgery next week to repair the damage.