turf toe
noun
: a minor but painful usually sports-related injury typically involving hyperextension of the big toe that results in spraining or tearing of the ligaments at the joint between the metatarsal and basal phalanx
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Robinson, from Charlotte, brings more power like returner Cam Edwards, who missed Sunday’s practice with turf toe.
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Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2024
Larnach, 27, started Monday hitting .381 with a pair of home runs and nine RBIs in 13 games since being recalled from a Single-A rehab stint for turf toe in mid-April.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 6 May 2024
Chisholm only played 97 games last season, missing two stretches due to injury (first turf toe and then an oblique strain).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2024
Byrd, who provides electricity off the bench, was wearing the boot protecting what was described as turf toe a sprain of the ligaments around the big toe joint that can be both painful and lingering.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
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Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2024
Larnach, 27, started Monday hitting .381 with a pair of home runs and nine RBIs in 13 games since being recalled from a Single-A rehab stint for turf toe in mid-April.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 6 May 2024
Chisholm only played 97 games last season, missing two stretches due to injury (first turf toe and then an oblique strain).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2024
Byrd, who provides electricity off the bench, was wearing the boot protecting what was described as turf toe a sprain of the ligaments around the big toe joint that can be both painful and lingering.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
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turf toe
noun
: a minor but painful usually sports-related injury involving hyperextension of the big toe that results in spraining or tearing of the ligament of the metatarsophalangeal joint
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