Fall baseball practice. Junior year. I knew what to expect. I had done this for the last two years. It was the second week of fall practice at South Meck. Today was a whole team scrimmage. That means everyone who is coming out for baseball comes to the field where we are divided into two teams. This was supposed to be one of the fun days. I knew something was wrong the moment I swung the bat!!! I hit a hard foul ball straight back and it sent incredible pain up my left arm. My first at bat for the day! I dropped the bat. My fingers just released the bat. My palm was killing me and so was my wrist. I ran up to the trainer so I could continue playing and got my wrist taped. I finished the game and even got a triple, but it hurt like crazy. When I walked in the door after practice, I told my dad what had happened. He examined my left wrist and asked me what exactly happened and where it hurt? When I explained that I just took a pitch funny, and swung the bat hard he said, "Sounds like the hamate." "The what?" I said. I had never heard of that before. We iced my left hand and I took some motrin. My dad told me to wait until morning and see how it felt. He said if we had to we would go to the doctor and get it looked at. I really wasn't concerned. I have had sprained wrists, a pulled back and back spasms for months, tendinitis in my throwing arm and many other injuries associated with baseball. This was not a big deal! It would be better in the morning!! I just knew it!
Below is a video I found on Utube that shows exactly where the hamate bone is in your hand.
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