It's already been reported that the Washington Nationals' young star Bryce Harper was placed on the 15-day disabled list do to a strained thumb. He injured it sliding into third during the Nationals' victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday. Monday it was reported by ESPN's Keith Law that Harper will need surgery due to a torn...
A blister. You would not think that a blister could put a Major League ball player on the disabled list but it is more common than you think. Probably not talked about as much as, say, a sore elbow these days but it does happen. Josh Beckett, for instance, suffered through multiple stints on the DL early on in his career due to a...
It was announced Monday night that White Sox pitcher Chris Sale was headed for the 15-day disabled list. Unlike the long list of pitchers before him, however, he does not have ligament damage but a flexor strain. In 2014 that is especially good news for a pitcher suffering from elbow soreness. It makes him extremely lucky, but let's...
New York Yankees' starting pitcher Ivan Nova is the latest in a very long list of pitchers to land on the 15-day disabled list. He exited Saturday's loss, to the Tampa Bay Rays, in the fifth inning with elbow soreness. We've learned by the many pitchers this season to have elbow soreness that this is almost always a very bad...
The New York Yankees were without first baseman Mark Teixeira for all but 15 games last season due to a wrist injury that even Teixeira admits isn't completely 100 percent. In fact he was quoted by the Daily News on Tuesday saying,
“It’s never going to be normal. (There will be) a new normal and hopefully it will get stronger....
In his eighth game back after missing the first 38 games of the Major League Baseball season Curtis Granderson was hit by a pitch and fractured his pinkie in the fifth inning of tonight's game against the Rays. A return trip to the disabled list is all but assured for the Yankees outfielder.
At first glance it appears to be a...
