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Diamondbacks right-hander Corbin Burnes had a setback in his return from Tommy John surgery, suffering a teres major strain behind his right shoulder that is likely to push his return to September at the earliest, manager Torey Lovullo said.
Burnes apparently suffered the injury while throwing a live batting practice session last week at Salt River Fields, his first since undergoing elbow surgery last year. Lovullo said Burnes reported feeling like “something was a little tight” in his shoulder. He underwent an MRI on Monday, June 1, that revealed the strain.
The injury is expected to sideline Burnes for “weeks, not days,” Lovullo said, adding that once Burnes resumes throwing, he will have to restart his progression essentially from the beginning.
Burnes and the Diamondbacks had been aiming for him to return from the injury sometime around the All-Star break. It is a brutal outcome for a Diamondbacks organization that gave Burnes a six-year, $210 million deal before last season.
“It’s a blow,” Lovullo said. “It’s something that we’re going to have to deal with. It’s just what we do in this game. We’ve got very qualified players in that clubhouse that are going to get some opportunities. We’ve got five really good starting pitchers right now and they’re doing a good job. I want that to continue.”
Burnes has been one of the best starting pitchers in baseball this decade. Over the six seasons before this year, he has had a 2.86 ERA in 881 innings. Last season, he made 11 starts with the Diamondbacks before the injury, posting a 2.66 ERA in 64 1/3 innings.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Corbin Burnes suffers major setback in injury rehab
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Burnes apparently suffered the injury while throwing a live batting practice session last week at Salt River Fields, his first since undergoing elbow surgery last year. Lovullo said Burnes reported feeling like “something was a little tight” in his shoulder. He underwent an MRI on Monday, June 1, that revealed the strain.
The injury is expected to sideline Burnes for “weeks, not days,” Lovullo said, adding that once Burnes resumes throwing, he will have to restart his progression essentially from the beginning.
Burnes and the Diamondbacks had been aiming for him to return from the injury sometime around the All-Star break. It is a brutal outcome for a Diamondbacks organization that gave Burnes a six-year, $210 million deal before last season.
“It’s a blow,” Lovullo said. “It’s something that we’re going to have to deal with. It’s just what we do in this game. We’ve got very qualified players in that clubhouse that are going to get some opportunities. We’ve got five really good starting pitchers right now and they’re doing a good job. I want that to continue.”
Burnes has been one of the best starting pitchers in baseball this decade. Over the six seasons before this year, he has had a 2.86 ERA in 881 innings. Last season, he made 11 starts with the Diamondbacks before the injury, posting a 2.66 ERA in 64 1/3 innings.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Corbin Burnes suffers major setback in injury rehab
Continue reading...
