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Marlins' Pete Fairbanks leaves with nerve irritation and numbness after facing 1 batter vs. Red Sox
Pete Fairbanks felt nerve irritation in his throwing arm and left after one batter, and the Marlins said he will undergo additional tests Tuesday.
- On Aug 24, Miami Marlins relief pitcher Pete Fairbanks left the game against the Boston Red Sox after facing one batter, stepping off the mound to discuss his throwing arm with manager Clayton McCullough and catcher Brian Navarreto.
- Fairbanks reported nerve irritation and numbness in his throwing arm, saying, "This one I felt it more throughout the whole arm as opposed to just getting finger numbness."
- A similar setback in Los Angeles sidelined him for three weeks earlier this season, while Fairbanks has appeared in 44 games this year for the Marlins, recording 18 saves.
- The Marlins scheduled additional tests for Tuesday to evaluate Fairbanks' arm condition; the pitcher signed a one-year deal with Miami after seven seasons with Tampa Bay.
- Fairbanks described the injury's unpredictable nature, saying, "You feel fine throughout the day and all of a sudden it just kind of spirals on itself," adding it "compounds on itself.
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Marlins' Pete Fairbanks leaves with nerve irritation and numbness after facing 1 batter vs. Red Sox
Marlins closer Pete Fairbanks felt nerve irritation and numbness in his throwing arm and departed after facing one batter in Miami’s 4-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox.
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