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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- More than four months after his horrific injury, Juan Encarnacion's baseball future remains uncertain.

St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak says the team hasn't determined if the 31-year-old outfielder will be able to play this season or ever again. But Mozeliak says the Cardinals aren't counting on his return for 2008.

Encarnacion was standing in the on-deck circle at Busch Stadium on August 31 when a foul ball struck him in the left eye. At the time of the injury, team Doctor George Paletta said the eye socket was essentially crushed on impact, and that the optic nerve had sustained severe trauma.

Mozeliak says Encarnacion continues to seek treatment for the injury.

Calls to Encarnacion's agent, Eric Goldschmidt, were not returned.

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