Twins’ starter Pablo López calls injury ‘a tough pill to swallow’
WEST SACRAMENTO Calif Imagine you decide to change up your workout routine After months of not doing any lat pulldowns you decide for particular odd reason to do of them That s how Pablo L pez described the soreness that he was feeling after being diagnosed with a Grade teres major strain which will keep him sidelined for the next eight to weeks It s like a weird soreness which is why I was hopeful early on L pez stated It just feels like it s sore Because he didn t hear a pop because he wasn t experiencing immense pain L pez who left Tuesday night s competition with the injury held out hope that the results of his magnetic resonance imaging taken on Wednesday might yield more positive results I hate it the starter stated It s not what I want to be dealing with It s not what I want to hear Every time you get the encounter taken away from you it s really hard It s a tough pill to swallow L pez has been stated that he can t throw for at least four weeks He has to wait for the discomfort to clear before he can do anything over head Wednesday he mentioned he did a crazy lower-body workout ans plans to spend the time doing cardio and leg workouts to keep up his conditioning Until his teres major a muscle that attaches the scapula to the humerus is healed he s will be a full-on lefty he joked We re just going to aim at getting back on the field in the the bulk responsible fashion and let him heal up fully manager Rocco Baldelli announced But I truly believe he s going to be out there pitching for us presumably not at the very end of the year We re talking like he ll be able to pitch significantly for us We re going to stay optimistic and let him do his thing L pez is hoping that s closer to eight weeks than though he knows he can t rush his recovery Rotation-mate Joe Ryan suffered the same injury last year in a encounter on Aug He did not return during the regular season though he revealed he might have been healthy enough to return in a relief role in mid-October had the Twins made the playoffs It stinks He s so good He prepares so well Ryan revealed He s one of the best teammates I ve been around as far as that goes and what he does off the field It s tough to see It s a tough blow for the Twins rotation which has been among baseball s best this season L pez has been a big reason why with a earned-run average across his starts To fill his place in the rotation the Twins called up David Festa who started on Thursday and gave up eight runs in innings against the Athletics And it s a tough blow for L pez personally who revealed the biggest challenge won t be his shoulder but his mind The mental side is what s going to be eating me alive for a while It s just that itch knowing that every day that passes is games I m not participating in L pez disclosed So the options are simple I either choose to drown myself in tears of sorrow or I choose to power through grow internally grow physically grow emotionally and just make sure that when the time comes that I will be able to come back Correa sits Carlos Correa has dealt with back issues in the past But this was different he announced The current soreness is little higher in an area of his back that has never bothered him He hasn t changed his routine The only thing that has changed he reported is slipping every time he took a swing because of the dirt in the Sutter Wellness Park batter s box Correa was scratched from Wednesday s lineup and did not play on Thursday but he projected optimism that he would be back when the band returned home Every swing that I slip at the plate I feel my back compensating to stabilize me throughout the motion Correa declared It s just discomfort in my middle back and I don t want to make it worse where I miss months of the season for two games We re taking the smart option of taking these two days off so I can go back and play at home Briefly Reliever Danny Coulombe on the injured list with a left forearm extensor strain is scheduled to make a rehab outing with Triple-A St Paul on Friday The Chicago White Sox released on Thursday longtime owner Jerry Reinsdorf and billionaire Justin Ishbia have entered a long-term commitment agreement that establishes a framework for Ishbia to obtain a future controlling interest in the White Sox Ishbia had been among the interested likely buyers for the Twins but shifted his interest to his home-town White Sox earlier this year Related Articles Twins pull away from Athletics for third straight win Twins lose Pablo L pez for two to three months with injury Twins beat Athletics but lose pitcher Pablo L pez to injury Twins closer Jhoan Duran s May performance honored with monthly award Joe Ryan does escape act Byron Buxton drives in five in Twins win
