Blue Jays’ Guerrero Jr. discusses wrist soreness, timeline for return

Baseball

Published 07.05.2023

Blue Jays’ Guerrero Jr. discusses wrist soreness, timeline for return

PITTSBURGH — Time and expertise within the large leagues haven’t modified Vladimir Guerrero Jr.‘s mindset of pushing by way of a baseball season’s inevitable bumps and bruises.

“To be honest with you, for me (the motivation to start each game) is still the same,” the all-star first baseman mentioned by way of interpreter Hector Lebron on Sunday, when left wrist soreness stored him from the Toronto Blue Jays lineup a second straight day. “I tried, I really tried to play. I just couldn’t.”

With no sport Monday earlier than a two-game collection opens Tuesday in Philadelphia versus the Phillies, Guerrero is hopeful that three consecutive days of relaxation and remedy will put the difficulty to mattress.

The problem arose throughout Friday evening’s 4-0 win, on this third-inning swing that produced a flyout to proper discipline.

For the remainder of the sport, Guerrero felt “a little bit” of soreness “and then when I woke up (Saturday) it felt a little bit tight, so that’s when I realized that I better check this.”

Guerrero skilled soreness in his left wrist final yr, as effectively, sitting out a May 29 contest on the Los Angeles Angels and turning down an invite to take part in final summer season’s Home Run Derby to keep away from threat of a flare-up.

What he’s feeling this time round “is a little bit similar,” he mentioned, however “final yr, I may hit the following day. This yr, it’s not simply the wrist, it’s just a little bit within the forearm, in order that’s why I made a decision to not play… Just to watch out.”

The 24-year-old is batting .318/.389/.530 with seven homers and 21 RBIs in 33 video games this yr and has been among the many most sturdy gamers within the sport. In 2020 he appeared in all 60 video games, and performed in 161 contests in 2021 and 160 final yr.

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Better Bass

A small mechanical change has Anthony Bass feeling again in type and he’s confirmed that in consecutive sturdy outings, together with hanging out each batters he confronted Saturday evening.

“Staying back over the rubber a tad longer,” Bass mentioned of the distinction. “I was a little quick before that, so my arm was late. I wasn’t getting on top of my slider, spraying my fastball arm-side up, just not executing pitches where I want to. Staying back just a hair longer has allowed me to be in a better position.”

Pitching coach Pete Walker and bullpen coach Jeff Ware recognized the repair by evaluating his deliveries final season and this one. Bass had allowed runs in of his 11 outings this season earlier than throwing a scoreless inning Thursday in Boston adopted by his two outs Saturday.

“I knew I wasn’t myself,” mentioned Bass. “I know my velocity is down just a tick. And normally I can execute my slider with my eyes closed glove-side down and I was backing it up. I knew I felt off. I just didn’t know exactly what it was… Super simple fix, just think about gathering over the rubber a hair longer and it’s just allowed me to get back to the pitcher I am.”