SARASOTA, Fla. — Baltimore Orioles third baseman Jordan Westburg has a partial ligament tear in his proper elbow and shall be sidelined not less than by means of April, basic supervisor Mike Elias stated Friday.
Westburg already had been unable to take part in spring training after injuring his proper indirect throughout the offseason. Elias stated the 27-year-old was getting a platelet injection Friday to deal with the ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow. A timeline for a return shall be decided after April.
Westburg hit .265 with 17 homers and 41 RBs in 85 video games final season, lacking time with a left hamstring pressure and a proper ankle sprain. He hit .265 with 18 homers and 63 RBI in 107 video games in 2024, when he appeared within the All-Star Game two weeks earlier than sustaining a damaged proper hand when getting hit by a pitch. Westburg missed almost two months.
The elbow harm to Westburg means the Orioles will start the season with out two beginning infielders. Second baseman Jackson Holliday is recovering from a broken hamate bone in his right hand. The 22-year-old is predicted to be taking part in by mid-April.
