A left quad strain sent Alex Bregman to the 10-day injured list on Thursday, but the Astros star isn’t yet sure exactly when he’ll be back on the field. “Honestly there’s no timetable really….It’s unfortunate,” Bregman told reporters, including Chandler Rome of The Houston Chronicle. “I’m just going to trust the rehab process. I don’t really know. It’s going to be based on how I progress and how I feel. But there’s no real timetable yet.”
There still seems to be some uncertainty about the severity of Bregman’s injury, as he said that he didn’t know if it was a Grade 1 or Grade 2 strain. Manager Dusty Baker has said that Bregman will be out of action “for a while,” which would seem to indicate that the third baseman will miss well beyond the 10-day minimum. On the plus side for Houston, the team has just kept on winning even without Bregman, as the Astros have rolled a six-game win streak to move within a game of the Athletics for the AL West lead.
More on other injury situations from around the American League…
- Jose Ramirez left Friday’s game with a left foot contusion after being hit by a pitch, and he wasn’t in the Indians’ lineup on Saturday. Speaking to The Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Paul Hoynes and other reporters, manager Terry Francona said that Ramirez “was a little more sore, I think, than maybe he anticipated and maybe we did” when he woke up on Saturday morning. “He got hit right on that arch. He’s doing OK. He’s gonna be fine.” The Tribe are 38-30 this season despite an overall lack of offense, but their chances of remaining in contention would take a big hit if their top hitter had to miss any time. Ramirez is having another impressive season, batting .270/.354/.539 with 16 home runs over his first 277 plate appearances.
- Danny Duffy “felt really good” in the aftermath of a 40-pitch bullpen session on Friday, indicating that the Royals southpaw could be nearing a return from the flexor strain that sent him to the injured list back on May 17. As Duffy told Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star, the initial tightness he felt in his forearm is now “gone, everything’s gone. It’s one of those things, modern medicine is a miracle. We’ve got the right people who get their hands on us in the training room….On the MRI, they said my ligament is completely intact, so we’re good. I’m not nervous about it at all. I’m ready to go.” No plans have yet been made about any possible rehab assignment, though manager Mike Matheny indicated that Duffy could return sometime during the Royals’ upcoming 10-game road trip from June 22-July 1. Duffy was off to a great start prior to his injury, posting a 1.94 ERA and above-average strikeout (28.2%) and walk (7.1%) rates over 41 2/3 innings.
- The Tigers placed Niko Goodrum on the 10-day injured list yesterday due to a tendon injury in his left finger. Goodrum suffered the injury while diving for a ball on Friday. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch told reporters (including Chris McCosky of The Detroit News) that Goodrum is “seeing some doctors and they are sending films to some hand doctors around the country. But essentially, he’s got an issue with the tip of his left index finger. No surgery is required, but we have to get the swelling out of his entire hand.” Goodrum has played mostly shortstop over the last two seasons but he has been a valuable utility piece for Detroit, playing all over the field during his four seasons with the Tigers. While Goodrum was a Gold Glove finalist at shortstop in 2020, his defensive metrics have been subpar this year, and he has struggled at the plate for the second consecutive year — Goodrum has hit .202/.281/.332 in 398 PA since the start of the 2020 campaign. Willi Castro, Harold Castro, and call-up Isaac Paredes will all see time at shortstop while Goodrum is sidelined, Hinch said.
Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.
With all the thoughts and prayers you send out on a daily basis it’s amazing that we still have injuries…….
there are still HUNDREDS of players left to be injured this year; good to know FPG will continue to monitor these breaking events.
He heals, does not prevent.
Why not prevent? It seems like God would be far more efficient if he prevented the injury instead of waiting to heal it later.
Read a bible and find out.
I don’t like reading fiction.
Then don’t ask. It seems ridiculous to ask a question about God that you have no desire to learn anything about.
Goodrum has lots of tools.and is an exciting player when he puts bat to ball, but mannnnnnn those strikeouts! Tigers will need a SS this off season. Who they take in the draft will determine the length of investment.
Strained quads are tough, not a doctor but I wouldn’t expect to see him until end of July? Early August maybe?
Is it worse than a hamstring? And know with hamstrings they are just nagging and tough to completely overcome. Lower body injuries are tough.
Not sure. But the whole “not gonna see him anytime soon” thing, you can believe it.
Interesting on Goodrum, sounds by the description he might have a mallet finger. Yes, the do not require surgery but take a long time to heal.
“On the plus side for Houston, the team has just kept on winning even without Bregman, as the Astros have rolled a six-game win streak to move within a game of the Athletics for the AL West lead.”
Thank you for noticing. This team is, at least as they are currently playing, the kind of team that wins championships. As a BASEBALL fan, I could not be any more pleased than I am for my Astros.
I just worry about the bullpen so much. The top 7 in that lineup is just so much fun to watch. Not a below average hitter until Straw/Maldonado.
They do SO MUCH right, including 6, and possibly 7, starters that go DEEP into games, and can go long relief also, just like in 2017, and with that, just need 2 or 3 effective bullpen guys. But I grant you, bullpen is the big negative at the moment.
mlb.com/stats/team/pitching/avg-allowed-by-the-pit…
Now they have the best record in the AL riding an 8-game winning streak. Houston is tied with the Dodgers for the 2nd best record in baseball. Kyle Tucker should be back sometime later this week.
Avila should have already made some moves.