Yankees prospect Montero taken to hospital with hand injury

Trenton catcher Jesus Montero, one of the top prospects in the Yankees' system and the entire minor leagues, suffered a hand injury in the third inning of Saturday's game against the Altoona Curve and had to be taken to Altoona Hospital for X-rays.

Montero was crossed up defensively and got hit on the left hand -- his glove hand -- by a pitch from Lance Pendleton. The catcher went down in a heap of pain and was lifted from the game.

"He got hit with a pitch," Trenton manager Tony Franklin said. "It screwed up his finger, and I just don't know what the extent of the injury is. We have to kind of wait for the doctor's report."

Franklin went on to add: "He could have gotten crossed up. He didn't get his glove up in enough time."

Montero is hitting .317 with nine homers and 33 RBIs in 44 games for Trenton. He is rated as the No. 38 prospect in the minors by Baseball America.

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