The first big step already took. The pitcher Max Meyerof the Miami Marlinsit was successfully subjected to an operation to repair a hip injury that will keep it away from the mound until next season. The procedure was carried out by Dr. Thomas Byrd in the city of Nashville.
Now, the right is focused on passing the bitter drink of digesting everything that happened and starting working in the long recovery process to be able to accompany the fish in the coming contest.
“It is obviously hard,” Meyer admitted in statements for the official portal of the organization. “I thought a little about it after the cortisone injection did not do much and then have to go checking with Dr. Byrd and that he told me that, realistically, this was the only possibility I had to improve. If I am not reacting to the injection of cortisone, I knew that I would probably have to do it, based on my symptoms and in the day to day. Not being able to do many things. added.
Initially, Miami placed Meyer on the 15 -day injured list on June 3, less than 24 hours after tolerated five races (four clean) with 10 hits, five strikeouts and one ticket in five entries against the Colorado rockies.
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Meyer’s injury put an end to which he began to look like a promising season. He had a 3-5 record, with an effectiveness of 4.73 and a 1.42 whip in 12 openings, the greatest amount in his career. Similarly, he also marked personal stops in innings (64.2), strikeouts per nine entries (9.5) and tickets for every nine chapters (2.8).
“It’s obviously very frustrating. I have to discover something, either with my body and whatever I have to do,” he said. “We are going to try to create a game plan in the dead season. Take a deep look at my mechanics or anything else. But I can do it, I just don’t know how yet and I am excited to return to the mound.”
