ANAHEIM, Calif. — Oakland Athletics All-Star nearer Mason Miller broke the pinkie finger on his non-pitching hand when he pounded a desk in frustration after he was reminded he needed to do postgame lifting following Monday night time’s recreation towards Houston.
The 25-year-old right-hander, the hardest-throwing pitcher within the main leagues and the topic of commerce hypothesis, was placed on the 15-day injured listing retroactive to Tuesday.
MLB.com reported Miller was injured placing his hand down awkwardly on the coaching desk whereas on the brink of do an train, primarily based on what it stated was data from his consultant. MLB.com clarified its report after supervisor Mark Kotsay stated that account was incorrect.
“Mason’s agent may need thought in another way and made an announcement of his personal. How we do issues on this group is to inform the reality,” Kotsay stated earlier than Thursday’s recreation towards the Los Angeles Angels. “Mason got here within the coaching room and was going by his restoration. He was reminded that he had a postgame elevate to get in. Out of somewhat frustration, he simply sort of pounded his fist down on a padded coaching desk out of emotion.
“We have all been there, executed that. Sadly, it resulted in a fracture in his non-pitching hand in his left hand the place his pinkie space is.”
Miller’s non-throwing hand is in a solid. He can throw whereas in a solid, and can do a bullpen session on Tuesday.
Miller has made 34 appearances this season and is 1-1 with 15 saves and a 2.21 ERA. He leads MLB relievers with 70 strikeouts in 40 2/3 innings. His 100.9 mph common velocity on his four-seam fastball tops these with 500 or extra pitches.
Miller has an enormous league-best 306 pitches this season which have gone at the very least 100 mph. He had a 103.6 mph fastball to Trea Turner throughout the fifth inning final week’s All-Star Sport, the quickest pitch within the recreation’s historical past since pitch monitoring started in 2008. He struck out Turner and Shohei Ohtani and was the profitable pitcher within the AL’s 5-3 victory.
Kotsay will go along with a better by committee strategy. Lucas Erceg has a pair of saves whereas Tyler Ferguson and Austin Adams have been closers within the minors.
