Twins Puerto Rican shortstop Carlos Correa entered the 10-day injured list yesterday, a day following he suffered an oblique injury in an 8-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers.
Correa has a .306 batting average, with one home run and four RBIs in 11 games, as well as a .876 OPS. The two-time All-Star was replaced on the 25-man roster by Colombian catcher Jair Camargo, who batted .268 with two home runs in 11 games with Triple-A St. Paul.
Puerto Rican Willi Castro is expected to receive the most minutes at shortstop. Although he has a .103 batting average, he got the final out Friday following switching to the mound.
Major loss
Atlanta Braves ace Spencer Strider will miss the rest of the season following undergoing surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, the team said.
Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas, will perform the procedure and use an internal brace to repair the ligament.
Strider said he had elbow discomfort following pitching four innings in Atlanta’s 6-5 win over Arizona on April 5. An MRI performed the next day confirmed damage to the ulnar collateral ligament and the Braves prepared for the worst.
“You never expect these things to turn out right or be a blip in the picture,” manager Brian Snitker admitted.
Strider went 20-5 in 2023 and led the major leagues in wins and strikeouts (281). The right-hander had a 3.86 ERA last season.
In his two starts this year he had a 7.00 ERA and 12 strikeouts.
Strider, 25, joins a long list of important pitchers who have suffered significant injuries this season. Cleveland’s Shane Bieber, Jonathan Loaisiga, Miami’s Eury Perez and Oakland’s Trevor Gott are among the pitchers who have suffered elbow injuries.—AP
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2024-04-26 07:21:07
