Articles tagged: Weird Injuries

Trae Young had to withdraw from Team USA due to eye infection

Trae Young has become the latest big name to withdraw from USA Basketball this summer, but his departure is due to a much more unusual reason.

Braves phenom Austin Riley injured knee warming up in weight room

Austin Riley gave an unfortunate new meaning to leg day this week.

Yankees’ Cameron Maybin strained calf rounding bases after teammate’s home run

Cameron Maybin had a stroke of rather unfortunate luck during Friday’s game against the Houston Astros.

Carlos Correa says he fractured rib during home massage

Though we are just two months into the 2019 campaign, Carlos Correa may already have the award for strangest injury of the season on lock.

Rays P Blake Snell broke toe in odd fashion

Chalk up another one for the weird baseball injuries.
The Tampa Bay Rays announced on Tuesday that they had placed pitcher Blake Snell on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Sunday.

Blue Jays OF diagnosed with concussion following freak accident

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Dalton Pompey has a long history with concussions, and he must be in disbelief over the way he suffered his latest.

Dodgers’ Joe Kelly injured back cooking Cajun food

After a 2018 season where their pitchers were pan-fried by injury, that now appears to be taking on a very literal connotation for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Mets will teach Brandon Nimmo to cook after food illness

Spring training has barely started and the New York Mets are already living up to their reputation.
Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo was sent home with an originally undisclosed illness on Wednesday.