Once upon a time, Cleveland Indians Travis Hafner was one of the most outstanding and promising sluggers to have grazed baseball history. In the 2004 to 2006 seasons, he performed excellently with an average of 34 home runs, a record of .300 as well as 111 RBIs. In comparison, last season saw him batting .267 with only 24 home runs and a mere 100 RBIs.

Now he found himself benched after a series of fruitless hits especially since he was suffering from a 7-for-51 slump. He will be excluded in the starting lineup from the game against Seattle come Wednesday night. Eric Wedge, the Indians’ manager has declined to say how long will Hafner take to recover but he is certain that he will be supporting him and hopes he gets adequate rest. He will also not comment nor reveal if Hafner will still remain at the number three spot in terms of batting order once he returns to the lineup.