The San Diego Padres shall be with out one among their prime arms for the remainder of the postseason and properly past.
Joe Musgrove began Sport 2 of a Nationwide League Wild Card Sequence Wednesday however was taken out after simply 3⅔ innings attributable to elbow tightness in his throwing arm.
That is by no means signal, and the worst-case situation performed out.
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Joe Musgrove, left, of the San Diego Padres leaves throughout the fourth inning in Sport 2 of a wild-card collection towards the Atlanta Braves at Petco Park Oct. 2, 2024, in San Diego. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Pictures)
San Diego introduced Friday that Musgrove will bear Tommy John surgical procedure, nearly definitely shelving him for all the 2025 season as properly.
Musgrove has been hampered by accidents for the reason that 2022 marketing campaign, the very best of his profession. His season ended early final yr after he had irritation in a shoulder capsule. This season did not begin off so sizzling. He compiled a 5.66 ERA in his first 10 begins. San Diego then positioned him on the 60-day IL with a bone spur in his proper elbow.
When he returned, Musgrove returned to kind, pitching to a 2.15 ERA in his ultimate 9 begins of the season, together with an outing by which he allowed six earned runs in 4⅓ innings early final month. It added as much as a 3.88 ERA, however he clearly was trending in the suitable route.
Joe Musgrove of the San Diego Padres leaves throughout the fourth inning of Sport 2 of a wild-card collection towards the Atlanta Braves at Petco Park Oct. 2, 2024, in San Diego. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Pictures)
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Nonetheless, on Wednesday night time, he was taken out of the sport, strolling off the sector with a coach and clearly emotional.
“I am devastated I am not going to complete what we began,” Musgrove stated on Friday of his “sudden and drastic” damage.
“It is a matter of coming to grips that that is it for me.”
Musgrove stated when he obtained his elbow checked out over the summer time, medical doctors informed him it was a “matter of time” till the worst occurred.
“The writing was on the wall for me. It was a matter of when,” he stated.
Regardless of Musgrove leaving the sport early, San Diego took down the Atlanta Braves to maneuver on to the Nationwide League Division Sequence.
It is their third journey to an NLDS since 2020, all of which could have come towards the NL West rival Los Angeles Dodgers.
San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove leaves throughout the fourth inning of Sport 2 within the wild-card spherical of the 2024 MLB Playoffs towards the Atlanta Braves at Petco Park. (Denis Poroy/Imagn Pictures)
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Musgrove figured to be an choice to pitch Sport 3 of the NLDS on an additional day of relaxation.
That collection begins Saturday night time in Los Angeles with an 8:38 p.m. ET first pitch.
