Mike Trout hasn’t performed since July 12 as a result of again spasms, and that absence morphed right into a stint on the 10-day injured record as a result of irritation in his left ribcage. The Angels positioned the famous person on the IL on July 18, however head coach Mike Frostad instructed reporters (together with Jeff Fletcher of the Southern California News Group) that Trout will miss greater than the minimal 10 days. Trout obtained a cortisone shot in his again “a couple of days in the past.”
It isn’t but identified when Trout may return, and any type of lingering downside is clearly unhealthy information for the Angels and their followers — particularly after final season, when Trout performed in solely 36 video games as a result of a seemingly minor calf damage that merely by no means healed. Trout returned in 2022 to ship one other excellent set of numbers, although it isn’t helped an Angels crew that has fallen aside after a powerful first 5 weeks of play.
Extra damage updates from round baseball…
- Julio Rodriguez has missed each of the Mariners’ video games within the second half, because the rookie star is day-to-day with left wrist soreness. Rodriguez first suffered the damage whereas sliding throughout a stolen-base try final Sunday, and he instructed reporters (together with MLB.com’s Daniel Kramer and different reporters) that he felt extra soreness after collaborating within the Dwelling Run Derby on throughout Monday’s All-Star week festivities. Nevertheless, the damage is “feeling higher already,” and Rodriguez doesn’t assume he’ll miss a lot time. Rodriguez has exploded onto the scene in his first season, hitting .275/.337/.477 with 15 homers and 21 steals over his first 380 plate appearances within the majors.
- Byron Buxton will miss the Twins’ weekend collection in Detroit, because the outfielder obtained a PRP injection in his proper knee on Wednesday. (Megan Ryan of The Minneapolis Star Tribune was amongst these to report the information.) Buxton has been suffering from tendinitis in his proper knee for a lot of the season, although he opted to play within the All-Star Recreation for the primary time moderately than sit out the complete break. Since Minnesota has off-days sandwiched round this two-game collection in opposition to the Tigers, Buxton will obtain 5 days off anyway, and the hope is that he’ll be able to play when the Twins face the Brewers on Tuesday.
- In different Twins damage information, Minnesota positioned left-hander Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured record (retroactive to July 19) as a result of a left hamstring pressure. Proper-hander Yennier Cano was known as as much as take Thielbar’s spot on the energetic roster. Thielbar has a moderately deceptive 4.84 ERA over 35 1/3 aid innings this season, as he has outstanding hard-contact and strikeout numbers, plus solely a 3.00 SIERA.
- Max Meyer made solely 10 pitches earlier than exiting tonight’s recreation as a result of what the Marlins described as proper elbow discomfort. The ominous analysis comes on the heels of some ulnar nerve irritation that sidelined Meyer whereas he was pitching within the minors earlier this season. One in every of baseball’s prime pitching prospects, Meyer was making his second profession begin after permitting 5 runs over 5 1/3 frames in his July 16 debut.
