The Arizona Diamondbacks confirmed Tuesday that Lourdes Gurriel Jr. tore his right anterior cruciate ligament in the outfield during their game against the Texas Rangers on Monday in Phoenix.

Gurriel, 31, was placed on the 10-day injured list for the time being, but he faces a lengthy recovery from an injury that often sidelines NFL players for around a year.

Arizona manager Torey Lovullo told reporters before the Tuesday game that Gurriel likely would require reconstructive surgery, though the team was gathering second opinions.

“He’s trying to understand why it happened and what the next several days, … weeks and months and potentially year will look like,” Lovullo said.

“I hurt for him and I could tell he was hurting. I told him that we’re going to be OK, because what we do here is

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