In one of the more bizarre instances in recent Royals history, Bale, who was already on the disabled list due to a shoulder injury, broke his left (pitching) hand in May 2010 when he punched a hotel door in what Bale called "a moment of frustration.
ɪn wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoːɹ bᵻzˈɑːɹ ˈɪnstənsᵻz ɪn ɹˈiːsənt ɹˈɔɪəlz hˈɪstɚɹi, bˈeɪl, hˌuː wʌz ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɔnðə dˌɪsˈeɪbəld lˈɪst dˈuː tʊ ɐ ʃˈoʊldɚɹ ˈɪndʒɚɹi, bɹˈoʊk hɪz lˈɛft pˈɪtʃɪŋ hˈænd ɪn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn wɛn hiː pˈʌntʃt ɐ hoʊtˈɛl dˈoːɹ ɪn wʌt bˈeɪl kˈɔːld "ɐ mˈoʊmənt ʌv fɹʌstɹˈeɪʃən.