Corey Kluber suffered a fracture in his pitching arm after being hit by a comebacker on Wednesday night.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner was nailed by a line drive off the bat of Miami Marlins right fielder Brian Anderson during the fifth inning.
Here's the play of Corey Kluber getting hit in the arm by a line drive. Kluber has left the game and we will pass along any updates. pic.twitter.com/WE55U3p9sU
— SportsTime Ohio (@SportsTimeOhio) May 2, 2019
Kluber exited the game after being hit and immediately went for X-rays, which showed a non-displaced fracture of the right ulna.
Initial X-rays on Corey Kluber revealed a non-displaced fracture of his right ulna.
Corey will be reevaluated tomorrow in Cleveland to confirm and assess timetable. pic.twitter.com/14FpTv84Y2
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) May 2, 2019
Adding insult to injury, Kluber was charged with the loss in the game and is 2-3 with a 5.80 ERA this season. He will likely miss extended time while the injury heals.
This is the second straight year the Indians have lost one of their top starters to an injury on a comebacker. Last year, Trevor Bauer missed several weeks after taking a line drive off the leg in August.
