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In a game against the Padres on July 4, Trout fractured his left hamate bone and Rendon fouled a pitch so hard off his shin that his tibia fractured (a diagnosis not revealed to members of the media until September).
—Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023
The three-time AL MVP has played just one game since fracturing the hamate bone in his left hand July 3.
—BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
The Angels center fielder fractured his left hamate bone in a game on July 3, had surgery and returned on Aug. 22.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
Mike Trout returned to the lineup after missing 39 games with a broken hamate bone and went back on the injured list the next day.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Latin hamatus hooked, from hamus hook
First Known Use
1924, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near hamate
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“Hamate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hamate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
Medical Definition
hamate
1 of 2 adjective
ha·mate
ˈhā-ˌmāt also ˈham-ət
: shaped like a hook
hamate
2 of 2 noun
variants
or hamate bone
: a bone on the little-finger side of the second row of the carpus in mammals
called also unciform, unciform bone
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