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Even in a season that has been riddled with injuries for them, the New York Yankees still managed to find a new and creative one this week. Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reported on Thursday that Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle needed to have his hand checked …
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. The Atlanta Hawks guard announced on Thursday “with deep sadness” that he was leaving Team USA …
Austin Riley gave an unfortunate new meaning to leg day this week. Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker told reporters Wednesday that the 22-year-old phenom hurt a knee ligament while warming up in the weight room on Tuesday and will be placed on the …
Cameron Maybin had a stroke of rather unfortunate luck during Friday’s game against the Houston Astros. The New York Yankees outfielder strained his calf in the third inning as he rounded third base following teammate Gary Sanchez’s home …
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. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Houston Astros shortstop, who landed on the injured list this week …
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. The reigning Cy Young winner is expected to miss a start. But …
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. On Thursday, Pompey was a late scratch from Toronto’s lineup for their spring training game against …
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. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told the media on Friday that newly-signed reliever Joe Kelly …
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. Later on, however, the team did disclose what …
The New York Giants placed Jawill Davis on injured reserve Saturday with a dislocated kneecap. His injury isn’t necessarily the story; how he got injured is. According to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, Davis suffered the injury while dancing …
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez hasn’t pitched for two months with a bruised right index finger, and he’s admitting the real cause of the injury for the very first time. Sanchez said his finger got stuck in a falling suitcase, but …
Dereck Rodriguez wound up as collateral damage of Tuesday night’s fight against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The San Francisco Giants right-hander was placed on the 10-day disabled list on Thursday with a Grade 1 hamstring strain. Henry Schulman of …
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Luke Weaver was unable to make his scheduled start on Sunday for a very strange reason. According to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Weaver cut the index finger on his pitching hand Saturday night in the …
Dellin Betances’ first outing in the month of August sounded a little painful. The New York Yankees reliever had to be checked out by trainers during Sunday’s game against the Boston Red Sox with an apparent finger injury. Meredith …
Kansas City Royals players seem to keep finding the oddest ways to injure themselves this season, even their minor leaguers. According to a report by Maria Torres of the Kansas City Star on Thursday, top Royals prospect Bubba Starling dislocated his …
Texas Rangers slugger Joey Gallo was not in the lineup for Friday’s game against the Detroit Tigers after a bizarre mishap during batting practice. Rangers executive vice president of communications John Blake tweeted that Gallo was scratched …
