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Royals Place Richard Lovelady On IL With UCL Sprain, Recall Tyler Zuber

By Darragh McDonald | August 29, 2021 at 12:36pm CDT

The Royals have placed left-handed pitcher Richard Lovelady on the injured list with a left UCL sprain, per a team announcement. Right-hander Tyler Zuber has been recalled to take his place on the roster.

While the extent of the injury isn’t known at this time, anything involving the UCL is always a cause for alarm. If this does end up as a serious injury, it would be very unfortunate for both Lovelady and the Royals. The lefty seemed to be finding his groove this year, after struggling a bit in his first tastes of the big leagues. In 2019, Lovelady logged 20 innings out of the Royals’ bullpen, but with a bloated ERA of 7.65. In the shortened 2020 season, he was only able to get a single appearance of one inning. But in 2021, in 20 2/3 innings, he has an ERA of 3.48, with strikeout and walk rates of 27.4% and 7.1%. (League averages are 23.4% and 8.7%.) The 26-year-old will now go on the shelf and figure out what options he has for recuperating.

Zuber, also 26, has an ERA of 6.00 across 18 big league innings this season, with a below-average strikeout rate of 20.7% and unsightly walk rate of 18.3%. His Triple-A performance has been much better, however. In 26 2/3 innings with the Omaha Storm Chasers, he has an ERA of 3.04, with a gaudy strikeout rate of 35.4%. He has still struggled with command, as evidenced by a walk rate of 13.8%.

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  1. tstats

    4 years ago

    Lady love em

    Reply
    • Fever Pitch Guy

      4 years ago

      Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.

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  2. Bart Harley Jarvis

    4 years ago

    Didn’t Lou Rawls sing a song about this guy?

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    • Monkey’s Uncle

      4 years ago

      Took me a couple minutes to get this but I did, nicely done.

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      Reply
  3. BloodySox

    4 years ago

    Down goes Dick Lovelady

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  4. mizzourah87

    4 years ago

    Damn, it felt like he was finally getting his shot and cementing himself in the bullpen. Feel bad for the dude.

    1
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  5. sergefunction

    4 years ago

    Not related to less-elegantly-named pitcher Buck Hooker.

    1
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    • Bart Harley Jarvis

      4 years ago

      Butch Hooker would’ve been even better. Just sayin’.

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    • tstats

      4 years ago

      That’s a cheap price to pay for a nice night 😉

      1
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  6. For Love of the Game

    4 years ago

    A sprain is still tear, just not torn through. Hopefully it was caught in time.

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  7. Doodoo Gregarious

    4 years ago

    Is Richard Lovelady related to Chick Manlove?

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    • Rsox

      4 years ago

      They are. Don’t forget their cousin Amanda Huggnkiss…

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