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When the Cleveland Indians traded for Chris Perez last year, they envisioned him as the closer of the future. Well, for the next six to eight weeks, the Indians are going to get a glimpse of what their future at the closer position is going to look like. According to Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer , current closer Kerry Wood will miss six-to-eight weeks because of a strain in his right latissimus dorsi muscle. For those who are not familiar with the latissimus dorsi muscle, here is the definition according to Encyclopedia Britannica : Widest and most powerful muscle of the back. It is a large, flat, triangular muscle covering the lower back. It arises from the lower half of the vertebral column and iliac crest (hipbone) and tapers to a rounded tendon inserted at (attached to ...

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Article written by Adam Bernacchio