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Mike Trout is heading to the injured list with a hamstring injury, and the timing could not be worse. The thirty-four-year-old Angels center fielder was in the middle of a legitimate All-Star caliber resurgence, slashing two thirty-four with seventeen home runs and thirty-six RBIs, and now his midsummer classic appearance in Philadelphia is very much in jeopardy.
Shifting to the pitch, Canada's Gold Cup run took a dark turn when midfielder Ismael Kone was stretchered off against Qatar with what appeared to be a gruesome leg fracture. Canada had been playing well before the injury, but Kone's status going forward is deeply uncertain, and the human cost here far outweighs the scoreline.
And on the USMNT injury front, Christian Pulisic is a watch-and-wait situation heading into the match against Australia. The AC Milan star came off at halftime of the win over Paraguay with a calf issue and has not trained since. Coach Mauricio Pochettino says the medical staff will evaluate before game day, but the Americans need their best player healthy when it matters most.
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