Well, this is sad.

Thanks for asking bout my thumb have surgery wed am. Ill miss bein part of this playoff run, but now I'm the biggest braves fan w y'all

— Matthew Diaz (@diazfoundation) August 14, 2012

Thanks for thots, pls know 2 things, I'm at peace, & kinda relieved to have a gm pln.2 braves r great and r j is a better version of me!!

— Matthew Diaz (@diazfoundation) August 14, 2012

If you're so inclined, you can see pictures from his last thumb surgery on his foundation's Facebook page. I sure hope the surgery goes well and the Braves re-sign him for 2013. It wasn't the same when he was a Pirate! :(

Get well soon, MattE! ❤