Yu Darvish’s right arm is out of commission for a while after he was diagnosed with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament, but his left arm is just fine. He used it Sunday during pitchers’ fielding practice with his Rangers teammates.
Some Sunday morning breaking news: Yu Darvish is in uniform taking pitchers fielding practice as a lefty! #Rangers pic.twitter.com/zbJIFNAOow
— Bill Jones (@CBS11BillJones) March 8, 2015
He doesn’t throw that bad from the left side, honestly.
Nationals shortstop Trea Turner underwent surgery on his right index finger, MLB.com’s Manny Randhawa reports. Turner suffered a non-displaced fracture when he was hit by a pitch attempting to bunt in early April.
Turner missed six weeks of action and played through the injury for the remainder of the season. He was quite successful, batting .298/.353/.497 with 19 home runs, 57 RBI, 96 runs scored, and 35 stolen bases across 569 plate appearances. Turner’s performance, especially late in the regular season, helped the Nationals claim the first NL Wild Card. They, of course, would go on to win the World Series.
Turner, who is expected to be healed up by the start of spring training, will be entering his second of four years of arbitration eligibility. He will likely get a sizable raise on his $3.725 million 2019 salary.
