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Mariners’ Dipoto gives injury updates, timelines for Munoz and Ray
Two key Seattle Mariners pitchers are on the shelf proper now, however one goes to be again a lot prior to the opposite.
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Throughout Thursday’s Jerry Dipoto Present on Seattle Sports activities, the Mariners’ president of baseball operations shared updates on star reliever Andrés Muñoz and veteran lefty starter Robbie Ray.
Andrés Muñoz anticipated again with Seattle Mariners quickly
Muñoz, a go-to reliever for the Mariners, has been sidelined by a proper deltoid pressure since early-April after simply 4 appearances.
It was anticipated that the flame-throwing righty can be again by the top of April, however we’re now a number of days into Could and Muñoz remains to be on the injured record.
Dipoto mentioned Muñoz is “really doing very nicely” and is nearing a rehab project and his return to MLB motion.
“It’s been somewhat longer than we had been hoping for, which is, I suppose, the best way it goes with placing gamers on the IL. (Typically) you suppose it’s going to be two weeks and two weeks turns into 4 fairly rapidly,” Dipoto mentioned. “However he’s throwing comfortably, he’s in his throwing program. We anticipate he’s going to throw tomorrow in one other bullpen session. If that goes nicely – which it has been going typically nicely – he’ll see hitters on Monday, and we don’t suppose it’s going to take greater than an outing or two on a rehab project to get him again. So fingers crossed (he returns) someplace in the midst of Could.”
Robbie Ray undergoes Tommy John
The Mariners had been dealt an enormous blow to their pitching depth when Ray went on the injured record with a flexor pressure after making only one begin.
Sadly for Ray and the Mariners, the information has simply gotten worse from there.
It was introduced just lately that Ray would wish surgical procedure on that flexor tendon in his left forearm and that he’d miss the remainder of the 2023 season.
And on Wednesday, the Mariners introduced that along with repairing that broken flexor tendon, Ray additionally underwent Tommy John surgical procedure on the UCL in his left elbow.
“We knew it was a risk, not a certainty,” Dipoto mentioned of Ray present process Tommy John.
Dipoto mentioned the Mariners realized from Ray’s physician that whereas he was going to restore the flexor tendon, he realized Ray would wish work completed on his UCL, too.
“Principally to fortify the ligament and make it possible for when Robbie comes again, he’s in place to be as robust as attainable slightly than getting back from a flexor (harm) and risking one thing else,” Dipoto mentioned. “It’s extends the rehab course of by maybe as a lot as two months, however that two months provides us extra certainty in an entire restoration and a robust image. We’re all on this for the lengthy sport, particularly when it pertains to pitchers. We need to make it possible for once they step out onto the mound that they’re able to go to the extent that we may also help them be 100%.”
So when does Dipoto suppose Ray might return to the Mariners?
“I’d say one thing within the neighborhood of Could or June subsequent 12 months. That’s simply judging the traditional Tommy John restoration,” Dipoto mentioned. “… For pitchers, you’re at all times taking a look at one thing within the neighborhood of a 12 months to fifteen months in restoration time. And Robbie’s diligent along with his rehab. As a rule, what we’re seeing now could be the Tommy John (surgical procedure) has such a excessive share likelihood of full restoration, and in some methods it’s been that you simply see guys come again with a stronger ligament and also you get somewhat bit ‘stuffier,’ and that’s an necessary factor as Robbie heads into his 30s.”
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