MLB Pitchers Face Significant Injuries as Mets' Holmes and Yankees' Fried Join List
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New York Mets starting pitcher Clay Holmes is expected to be out for “a long time” after fracturing his fibula, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Friday. Holmes suffered the injury off a comebacker during the Mets’ 5-2 loss to the New York Yankees, with Mendoza confirming the injury during a postgame press conference.
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ESPNInjury-riddled Mets lose Holmes to fractured fibul... Mets starting pitcher Clay Holmes suffered a fractured right fibula when he was hit by a 111.1 mph comebacker in the fourth inning against the Yankees.
CBS SportsThe New York Mets will be without Clay Holmes for "a long time," in the words of manager Carlos Mendoza, after the right-handed starter suffered a fractured fibula during their 5-2 loss to the New York Yankees on Friday.
Bleacher ReportAn already-difficult season for the New York Mets got worse on Friday with Clay Holmes suffering a leg injury during his start against the New York Yankees.
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Yanks' Fried headed to 15-day IL with bone bruise The New York Yankees will place pitcher Max Fried on the 15-day injured list with a left elbow bruise, the team announced Friday.
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Bleacher ReportThe New York Yankees announced that left-handed starting pitcher Max Fried will go on the 15-day injured list with a left elbow bone bruise. Jon Heyman of the New York Post relayed the news and provided more information.
Yahoo SportsNew York Yankees starting pitcher Max Fried is heading to the injured list for an undetermined amount of time after being diagnosed with a bone bruise, the team announced Friday. Fried underwent an MRI and CT scan Thursday, revealing a bone bruise in the pitcher’s left arm.
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Back soon? Skubal tossing 2 weeks post-surgery Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal is playing catch, just two weeks after having surgery on his pitching elbow, sparking hope in Detroit that the team's ace could be back sooner than expected.
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Bleacher ReportESPN's Buster Olney reported that Skubal has "started playing catch, lightly tossing," just two weeks after undergoing a procedure to remove a bone chip from his elbow. Olney added that "there is hope in the Tigers clubhouse that Skubal could be back in a month."
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01 Yahoo Sports Initially, the team said it was Holmes’ tibia that had been fractured, but later clarified that it was his fibula. The fibula is a thinner bone that sits next to the tibia (often called the “shinbone”) in the lower leg.
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02 Bleacher Report The Mets were already down one starter in their rotation with Kodai Senga on the injured list due to what the team described as lumbar spine inflammation. He was able to throw a bullpen session on Wednesday, though there's no indication on when he will be activated.
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