Orioles pitcher Zach Eflin to miss time due to shoulder strain
- Orioles right-hander Zach Eflin exited Monday's game against Arizona with shoulder fatigue, reported April 8, 2025.
- Eflin, age 30, alerted manager Brandon Hyde to fatigue between innings as a precaution after feeling good beforehand.
- Eflin pitched six innings, allowing one run and four hits, though his velocity decreased in the sixth inning.
- Hyde stated, "We got the results back from Eflin, he's got a low-grade lat strain," sidelining him for a week.
- Eflin's injury compounds existing pitching staff losses, including Albert Surez, impacting the Orioles' rotation plans.
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Orioles place RHP Zach Eflin on 15-day IL
The Baltimore Orioles placed right-hander Zach Eflin on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a low-grade right lat strain. The move is retroactive to Tuesday, one day after Eflin exited his start against the Arizona Diamondbacks after six innings with…
Orioles’ top pitcher Zach Eflin shut down for a week with lat strain
PHOENIX — The Orioles have lost another pitcher to injury Tuesday after an MRI revealed Zach Eflin has a low-grade lat strain, manager Brandon Hyde announced. The right-hander will take a week off from throwing before being reevaluated. “He’s going to be shut down from throwing for about a week and then we’re going to kind of reassess from there and hopefully get him back throwing at that point,” Hyde said following the Orioles’ 4-3 loss to the …
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