Boston, MA - Boston Red Sox earliest baseman Kevin Youkilis commitment absent oneself from the rest of the 2010 seasonable with a torn abductor muscle in his right thumb.

He liking be subjected to surgery at the Cleveland Clinic on Friday to restoration the rare injury. His thumb order be immobilized in the service of the next six weeks.

Youkilis was injured in the second inning of Monday's game against the Indians after hitting a Fausto Carmona pitch. He stayed in the field initially, but was pulled in the third.

He finishes the 2010 season with a .307 batting undistinguished, 19 homers and 62 RBI to make headway with a .411 on-base percentage in 102 games.