Category: Injuries
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Daniel Murphy to miss at least week after pulling hamstring
Daniel Murphy told reporters in Port St. Lucie on Friday he remains day-to-day after injuring his right hamstring in a game against the Cardinals on Thursday. Murphy said he felt better on Friday after initially injuring his leg yesterday. Still, even the most minor hamstring injuries can take a while to heal. If Murphy needs…
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Zack Wheeler to have Tommy John Surgery next week
Zack Wheeler has returned to Port St. Lucie, and told reporters he will undergo Tommy John Surgery to repair a fully torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow mid next week. Dr. David Altchek at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York will perform the procedure. Wheeler underwent an MRI last weekend which revealed…
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Vic Black shutdown with continued shoulder pain
Vic Black’s rehabilitation program will have to wait a few more days, and his status for Opening Day is becoming more and more uncertain as a result. In a report for the Daily News, Kristie Ackert says Black has more pain in his shoulder after throwing off flat ground earlier this week, and will refrain from…
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Daniel Murphy injures hamstring, leaves game in Jupiter
Daniel Murphy left today’s game against the Cardinals in Jupiter with a strained right hamstring. Murphy singled in the top of the first inning, went first-to-third and then scored John Mayberry Jr. sacrifice fly. To read more about Murphy’s injury, check out Jenifer Langosch’s story on MLB.com.
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Zack Wheeler was pitching with a torn tendon in his elbow in 2014
As it turns out, Zack Wheeler could have been pitching with structural damage in his elbow last season after all. In a report for Newsday, Marc Carig cites a source as saying Wheeler underwent a platelet-rich plasma treatment in November to promote healing of a torn tendon in his right elbow, with hopes he could continue pitching.…
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