Brewers Pitching Prospect Undergoes MRI After Scary Injury
Brewers Pitching Prospect Undergoes MRI After Scary Injury originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Milwaukee Brewers have already dealt with a significant amount of pitching injuries in the 2025 season. While the group overall has gotten healthier and the starting pitching depth is looking much stronger, now the Brewers might be losing one of their key depth pieces.
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Carlos Rodriguez was called up during the last road trip and got the win last Thursday against the Pirates. In that game, Rodriguez came in relief, then sat through a two hour rain delay and still went back out on the mound after the delay. Then, after being optioned back to the minors, Rodriguez exited his start for Triple-A Nashville yesterday with an arm injury
He's now reportedly undergoing medical testing and dealing with forearm discomfort, per MLB's Adam McCalvy.
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In Rodriguez's start for Nashville, his fastball velocity was below the usual range and he struggled to get outs. After the trainers noticed a problem, Rodriguez was removed from the game.
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The news of a forearm issue is never a good sign for pitchers. Instantly, fears go to a major elbow reconstruction, but that's not yet been confirmed. It very well could be somewhat minor. The imaging that Rodriguez is undergoing will give team doctors the information needed to fully diagnose what his injury is.
Regardless, even in a best case scenario, Rodriguez is going to be on the shelf for a little bit to let his forearm improve as the Brewers will certainly want to be cautious when a pitcher has such an injury.
It's a blow to the depth of the Brewers starting pitching and potentially a terrible blow to Rodriguez. The 23 year old has been in the midst of a resurgent year, posting a 1.99 ERA in Triple-A prior to last night's outing that raised it to 2.64. He earned himself a big league call up again after struggling in the majors last year. It looked like Rodriguez had finally figured things out.
Just as the Brewers were looking healthy on the pitching front, one of their top Triple-A arms is dealing with a forearm injury that can be very scary.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
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