Cardinals’ Wainwright out ‘several weeks’ after suffering groin injury at WBC
St. Louis Cardinals beginning pitcher Adam Wainwright will miss “several weeks” after struggling a groin pressure throughout an off-field exercise with Team USA on the World Baseball Classic, per MLB.com’s John Denton.
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Wainwright was in line to start out his seventh opening day for the Cardinals once they face the Toronto Blue Jays on March 30.
The 41-year-old made two begins for the USA, together with the semifinal victory over Cuba. He threw eight whole innings on the WBC, hanging out 5 whereas permitting two runs.
He is the third participant to have suffered a major harm after taking part in within the event, becoming a member of Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros and Edwin Diaz of the New York Mets.
Altuve will miss upwards of two months after struggling a damaged thumb whereas taking part in for Venezuela and Diaz is predicted to overlook your complete season after tearing his patellar tendon celebrating a Puerto Rico victory.
Entering his 18th huge league season, Wainwright will begin the yr on the IL with out a clear timetable for his return, reportedly opening a rotation spot for Jake Woodford.
In 2022, Wainwright made 32 begins, throwing 191.2 innings and ending with a 3.71 ERA.
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