Orioles RHP Grayson Rodriguez to get second opinion on sore shoulder following MRI
BALTIMORE — Baltimore Orioles right-hander Grayson Rodriguez will get a second opinion on his sore right shoulder after undergoing an MRI.
'We're going to get some other opinions on it,' Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said Friday. 'So there's really nothing to report at this time. We're gathering information, some second opinions from other doctors. And we'll have more to give you sometime this week, when all that stuff comes back.'
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