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Ben Cherington Provides Key Update On Konnor Griffin originally appeared on SportsNet Pittsburgh. Add SportsNet Pittsburgh as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Pittsburgh Pirates got a positive update on Konnor Griffin and his recovery from an elbow injury.
Griffin was placed on the 10-day injured list on May 31 due to a right elbow strain. Although he’s already exceeded the 10 days, Pirates general manager Ben Cherington revealed Griffin is set to go Pirate City in Bradenton, Fla. for a ‘legitimate throwing progression.’
“It’s a good sign that he is throwing,” Cherington said on 93.7 The Fan, via TribLive. “He was able to do all the other baseball activity really the whole time. Throwing was obviously going to be the last thing to come. We wanted to make sure he was 100% asymptomatic before he started the throwing progression. We kind of got through that hurdle. Now he’s into that throwing progression.”
Griffin was told to take two weeks off from throwing, as he hasn’t played shortstop since May 27.
“With this particular issue that he’s coming off of, we want to make sure it’s a legitimate throwing progression. This is not going to be a two- or three-day thing,” Cherington said. “He’ll continue to build up volume and distance. At some point, assuming that goes well, he’ll probably hit a rehab assignment of some kind. We don’t have a specific date for that yet. The fact that he’s in his throwing progression means that, hopefully, that’s not coming too long.”
Griffin is hitting .270 with four home runs and 22 RBIs in his rookie season.
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