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The Los Angeles Angels’ injury luck is quickly going from bad to farcical. On Friday, just hours after Angels star Shohei Ohtani was placed on the disabled list with a UCL sprain in his pitching elbow, manager Mike Scioscia told the media that …
The Seattle Mariners have been climbing up the AL West standings in recent weeks, but on Tuesday, one of their relievers found himself falling … literally. Mariners righty Ryan Cook had a mishap before a game against the Houston Astros at …
There are a number of reasons many people believe the designated hitter should be adopted by the National League, but one of them is the fact that pitchers can be very, very fragile people. On Tuesday, New York Mets pitcher Steven Matz was forced to …
It looks like we can add Carson Smith to the growing list of oddest baseball injuries. The 28-year-old Boston Red Sox reliever was placed on the disabled list Tuesday with a right shoulder subluxation. How did he hurt his shoulder? He injured it …
Top Chicago White Sox prospect Jake Burger re-injured himself in thoroughly unfortunate fashion this week. Sox GM Rick Hahn told reporters Wednesday that Burger re-tore his Achilles tendon while walking in his backyard, per NBC Sports Chicago’s …
Anthony Rizzo is on the disabled list for the first time in his career, and he thinks a hotel bed is to blame. Rizzo is sidelined due to back tightness, and he thinks a bed from the Cincinnati hotel the Chicago Cubs stayed at for their second series …
The Kansas City Royals season is not off to a good start. On the eve of Opening Day, Royals catcher Salvador Perez tore his MCL while carrying luggage, and is expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks of action. Salvy Perez slipped last night carrying his …
Pittsburgh announced on Thursday that it has fired men’s basketball coach Kevin Stallings. In hindsight, the deal could go down as the worst for a coach in school history. The Panthers tried to negotiate a cheaper buyout with Stallings than the …
It’s understandable if MLB players aren’t quite in the best shape yet in the month of February, but Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig brought that to a whole new level this week. Puig was scratched from the team’s spring …
We are three months into the NBA season and may now finally have a nominee for the strangest injury of the year. The Boston Celtics announced on Friday that guard Marcus Smart suffered right hand lacerations from “a non-basketball …
The Cincinnati Reds are stumbling their way through a 37-48 campaign that has them currently dead last in the NL Central, and now they have an unfortunate non-baseball injury to add to their list of woes. MLB.com’s Mark Sheldon says Friday that …
The old adage of “bags don’t hit back” may no longer be true. In an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio on Saturday, New Orleans Saints tackle Zach Strief revealed that fellow tackle Terron Armstead tore his labrum while hitting a bag …
San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner suffered an injury in a rather unique way that will probably annoy his bosses. The Giants placed Bumgarner on the 10-day disabled list on Friday after the pitcher sustained rib and shoulder injuries in …
A home mishap could keep Cincinnati Reds right-hander Raisel Iglesias sidelined for the start of the 2017 season. According to Zach Buchanan of the Cincinnati Enquirer on Thursday, Iglesias slipped in the shower three weeks ago, resulting in a bone …
A football player getting injured catching a football is nothing really out of the ordinary. A baseball player getting injured catching a football is definitely something out of the ordinary. According to Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports, two-time …
The start of Brian Flynn’s season will be delayed due to an unfortunate accident at his home. Royals pitchers and catchers had their first workout ahead of the 2017 season on Tuesday. Not among them was Flynn. Prior to heading to Arizona for …
