Braves deal with Hanson wreck on first day of spring training

After a season filled with injuries in 2011, the last thing the Atlanta Braves wanted to deal with is more of the same this year. 

Unfortunately, that is exactly how things started off when pitcher Tommy Hanson wrecked his car driving to the first meeting of spring training. Hanson said that he blew a tire rounding a curve in the one-car accident.

Hanson's wreck occurred around 7 a.m. Monday and the star pitcher still made it to a morning team meeting, although he was sent to the hospital immediately afterward to be checked out for a possible concussion. 

The first spring training workout for pitchers and catchers was scheduled for 10 a.m., but Hanson was on his way to the doctor by then. 

Injury-weary Braves Deal with Hanson’s Wreck on First Day of Spring Training

Hanson wrecks car on first day of spring training

Tommy Hanson and the Braves got a scare Monday morning when the pitcher drove off the road in a one-car accident that left him with a possible concussion. The Braves were awaiting test results.

The incident occurred at about 7 a.m., three hours before the Braves’ first spring-training workout for pitchers and catchers at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports on the edge of Disney World outside Orlando.

Hanson wrecks car on first day of spring training