Braves reliever Tyler Kinley provides clarity on elbow injury
It went somewhat under the radar amid the concern surrounding Ronald Acuña Jr.‘s hamstring, but Tyler Kinley was also added to the IL with right elbow inflammation. Not an inspiring sign for any pitcher — but Kinley offered some reassuring clarity on the situation. “I had an MRI, image came back great,” Kinley said. “I […]
It went somewhat under the radar amid the concern surrounding Ronald Acuña Jr.‘s hamstring, but Tyler Kinley was also added to the IL with right elbow inflammation.
Not an inspiring sign for any pitcher — but Kinley offered some reassuring clarity on the situation.
“I had an MRI, image came back great,” Kinley said. “I saw the White Sox doctor in Chicago, saw our doctor today in Atlanta. Structurally everything looks good. We are not concerned about it. Basically just had some inflammation that kind of popped up, and we thought it was best rather than short-handing the bullpen for a couple of days and giving me a couple days off, we thought it was best to be a little bit more precise about this and give us a couple more days and knock it out completely and give the bullpen a fresh arm.”
Tyler Kinley says there's no long-term concern with his elbow injury. pic.twitter.com/GZC9q0rPL0
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Tyler Kinley hasn’t been quite as impressive this season as some of his bullpen mates, but not everybody can sport a 1.00 ERA. In 31 appearances, he owns a 3.18, 127 ERA+ (27% above league average), and is striking out over a batter per inning.
As good as the Braves bullpen has been, depth is always a concern. It’s fantastic to hear this doesn’t appear to be an elbow injury that will keep him out for more than a couple of weeks.
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