Dodgers’ right-handed pitcher Walker Buehler was pressured to exit his rehab begin after simply two innings on Friday after he received hit by a comebacker on his pitching hand.
Buehler, who was making his third rehab begin and his first with Rancho Cucamonga, was scheduled to throw someplace between 80 and 90 pitches on Friday, per Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts pregame.
Nevertheless, Buehler was hit by a comebacker within the second inning, and was in a position to stay within the recreation to complete the inning earlier than being eliminated.
Right here’s a video of the play:
That is an unlucky flip of occasions for Buehler, who’s making an attempt to return from his second Tommy John surgical procedure. He tried to make a return late final season, however was shut down after one rehab begin.
The Dodgers elected to slow-play his return this season, as he sat out all of spring coaching. He lastly started making rehab begins, although, and was scheduled to pitch immediately and on Thursday earlier than the Dodgers reassessed the place he was at.
Hopefully this isn’t a brand new damage that Buehler sustained, and relatively, the crew was simply being cautious with their right-handed pitcher. Nonetheless, Buehler solely throwing 27 pitches on Friday isn’t excellent as he tries to get constructed as much as return to the Dodgers.
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