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Tyler Glasnow's season might already be over after an MRI of the Rays ace's arm revealed a partial UCL tear and a flexor strain.
Tyler Glasnow’s season might be over.
An MRI exam of the Rays ace’s right arm revealed a partial UCL tear and a flexor strain, the team announced Tuesday, and Glasnow knows who to blame.
The right-hander, who said he typically uses sunscreen and rosin to get a grip on the ball, cited MLB’s recent crackdown on foreign substances used by pitchers as the cause on his injury.
“Do it in the offseason. Give us a chance to adjust to it,” he told reporters Tuesday. “I just threw 80 … innings, and then you told me I can’t use anything in the middle of the year. I had to change everything I’ve been doing the entire season. … And I’m telling you, I truly believe that’s why I got hurt.”
The 27-year-old left his start Monday, in a Rays win at the White Sox, following the fourth inning after he felt pain in his right elbow. In the course of the game, he struck out six and walked one, throwing 40 of his 53 pitches for strikes.
“The last couple of pitches I felt just a little tug,” Glasnow said following the game. “I didn’t want to go out and chance it. The [velocity] was still there, it just felt not right.”
Further medical evaluation will be needed to establish a timeline for Glasnow’s return. He was placed on the 10-day injured list.
Glasnow told reporters he will “try to rehab” with an eye toward returning for the postseason. According to ESPN, the Rays and Glasnow are hoping to avoid Tommy John’s surgery.
If he must have surgery, Glasnow would be out for the rest of 2021 and for a good part of next season too. Glasnow is 5-2 this season with a 2.66 ERA and 123 strikeouts — second-most in MLB — in 88 innings.
The injury is a big blow for the Rays (43-24), who entered Tuesday with the best record in the majors. They held a three-game lead on the Red Sox in the AL East and were up nine games on the fourth-place Yankees.
This story originally appeared on: NyPost - Author:Elizabeth Karpen
