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Glasnow attributes partial responsibility for injury at UCL to MLB crackdown, which originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington
Tampa Bay Rays starter Tyler Glasnow was among the favorites for this year’s AL Cy Young award when he felt a bit torn in his right elbow when he left against the Chicago White Sox on Monday. Now his season must be put on hold after an MRI revealed a partial tear in the UCL and flexors, the right-hander told reporters on Tuesday.
Glasnow plans to rehabilitate the injury rather than undergo Tommy John-style surgery, giving the MLB-leading Rays hope their No.1 starter can return in time for a playoff run. However, Glasnow believes the injury could have been avoided had the MLB waited until the offseason to start cracking down on pitchers using foreign substances to better grip baseball.
Here is Tyler Glasnow explaining his frustration.
I’m telling you I believe that’s why I was hurt. I am frustrated that they do not understand. Throwers need to be able to have some control and some grip on the ball. I don’t want that to happen to someone else, for a fastball to slip away. pic.twitter.com/W4zRbpmqDX
Tricia Whitaker (@TriciaWhitaker) June 15, 2021
All day yesterday I was sitting there trying to grab a ball, Glasnow said. I’m not trying to blame anyone. I’m not trying to say, Oh, it’s all MLB’s fault. They also found themselves in this situation whether or not you want us to use sticky stuff, that’s fine. Do it in the offseason, give us a chance to adjust to it.
But I just ran 80-something, 70-anything and then you just told me I can’t use anything in the middle of the year? I’ve had to change everything I’ve been doing all season, I really believe that’s why I got injured. I threw 100 and I’m 67, that’s why I got injured, but it helped. I’m just frustrated that they don’t understand how hard it is to start one, but to tell us to do something completely different in the middle of a season just doesn’t make sense.
Glasnow, 27, has a 2.66 ERA in 14 starts this season. He was one of the best pitchers at batting, racking up 123 over the year to follow only defending AL Cy Young winner Shane Bieber. Injuries plagued him throughout his six-year MLB career, never allowing him to exceed more than 112 innings in a season.
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