Mariners pitcher James Paxton said Monday he hurt his forearm nine days ago when he fell during agility drills. He felt some mild soreness while throwing, but X-rays and an MRI came back negative.
Paxton has been held out of workouts the last few days, but he is not seriously injured. He is expected to be sidelined for a few more days before he starts throwing again.
“He actually hurt both arms,” general manager Jack Zduriencik said, per MLB.com. “He fell and grabbed himself. His left arm is a little sore and his right arm, we’re not that concerned about. But both of them, he kind of braced himself and jammed it. So no sense pushing it. We’ll let him get treatment, let it quiet down and get him out here as soon as he’s ready.”
Paxton said his foot got caught on the artificial turf in the workout area at the team’s spring complex in Arizona. He called it "an unathletic moment for me."
“You get here and ‘C’mon, you’ve got to be kidding me,’” he said. “I busted it getting ready for this and now something like this happens. It’s putting me back a little and it’s frustrating, but I just have to take it one day at a time and get ready to go for when it matters.”