Frankie Montás without “noticeable” shoulder damage

The Dominican pitcher was included on Tuesday on the injured list for a fortnight due to an inflammation in his shoulder.

After leaving his last start prematurely last Friday, starter Frankie Montas He would receive encouraging news after undergoing his right shoulder studies.

According to the report by Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the New York Yankees pitcher shouldn’t waste much time with the pain he felt in his throwing arm and had to undergo an MRI scan.

According to The Post, the results obtained showed no significant damage, so the way forward would be to give the Dominican a further rest. It is expected that you will be able to see the action before the end of the regular season.

Montas was acquired by the Yankees on August 1 in a deal that sent Cooper Bowman, Luis Medina, JP Sears and Ken Waldichuk to the Oakland Athletics. The Yankees also received Lou Trivino.

At the moment Montás did not give the expected results in the “Big Apple” team leaving an average earned of 6.35 in 39.2 innings pitched allowing 46 hits and 28 points earned.

Before tonight’s game, the Yankees made the following moves on the roster:
• Inserted RHP Frankie Montas in the list of injured for 15 days (retroactive to September 17) with inflammation in the right shoulder.
• Harrison Bader (# 22) returned from rehab and reinstated from the 60-day injury list.

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The St. Kitts native made 8 starts and suffered 6 homers, 15 walks and 33 strikeouts with a record of one win and three losses.

Montas became one of the most wanted players on the market before the trading deadline by casting 104 innings 2/3 with an ERA of 3.18 in 19 initiations while eliminating 109 opponents and allowing only 28 transfers.

Despite the good news, the Dominican was added to the injured list for fifteen days on Tuesday, retroactive to September 17, with the diagnosis of inflammation of the shoulder from throwing, a disorder similar to the one that took him out of the game for a ‘ inflammation of two people. weeks when he was with Oakland A’s.

Montás said over the weekend, before starting his studies, that his shoulder felt better and it is not excluded that he could start again before the end of the season.

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