Seattle’s Ray needs elbow surgery, will miss rest of season

PHILADELPHIA — Seattle Mariners left-hander Robbie Ray could have surgical procedure to restore the flexor tendon in his pitching elbow and can miss the remainder of the season.

Seattle supervisor Scott Servais made the announcement earlier than the Mariners performed Philadelphia on Wednesday evening.

Ray, within the second season of a $115 million, five-year contract, was injured in his season debut towards Cleveland on March 31 when he walked 5. He threw 91 pitches over 3 1/3 innings and walked 5, one shy of his profession excessive.

“Within the second inning it felt a bit tight, nevertheless it didn’t appear out of the unusual,” Ray mentioned. “It was a chilly evening, I simply thought perhaps it took me some time to get unfastened in that second inning. I didn’t actually suppose that a lot about it, however after that my arm began to tighten up a superb quantity.”

Ray, 31, has been extremely sturdy for many of his profession. Except for the pandemic shortened 2020 season, Ray has made at the very least 28 begins 5 occasions since 2016, together with the 2021 season with Toronto when he received the AL Cy Younger Award.

Ray is 74-71 with a 3.96 ERA in 10 seasons with Detroit (2014), Arizona (2015-20), Toronto (2020-21) and Seattle.

Seattle made it via final season and not using a starter lacking a flip. Chris Flexen has been filling Ray’s slot and is 0-4 with a ten.38 ERA in 4 begins.