St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras underwent profitable surgical procedure on Wednesday to restore the fractured arm he suffered earlier this week. He was compelled to exit Tuesday night time’s recreation in opposition to the New York Mets (NYM-STL GameTracker) within the second inning after J.D. Martinez’s swing caught him on the left forearm. Quickly after the Cardinals introduced that Contreras had suffered a left arm fracture. After the sport, Contreras instructed reporters that he was knowledgeable he would be out not less than six to eight weeks.
On Wednesday morning, the Cardinals formally positioned Contreras on the injured record and recalled 25-year-old catcher Pedro Pagés in a corresponding transfer.
Conteras was down on the sector in apparent ache for a number of minutes earlier than leaving the sport and being changed behind the plate by Iván Herrera. Here is a have a look at the play:
As you possibly can see, Martinez caught Contreras’ arm on the ahead portion of the swing versus the much less highly effective backswing section. As such, Martinez was awarded first base on catcher’s interference. Contreras this season in an effort to enhance his receiving usually units up nearer to the plate than he has up to now. That plus the lunge ahead to catch the slider from starter Miles Mikolas put Contreras in hurt’s method.
“You are anticipating to hit a ball and also you hit an arm,” Martinez instructed reporters after the sport. “And you are like, what was that? I hit meat. I felt I hit meat. I did not hit only a glove the place you level again on the catcher. It was strong. Dude, I hit him good. Once I obtained to first, I felt horrible.”
On condition that Contreras is going through a prolonged restoration interval, his absence can be a blow to the Cardinals. Along with his improved framing behind the plate, he is additionally far and away been St. Louis’ best hitter in 2024. Earlier in Tuesday’s contest, he hit a ringing double, which introduced his slash line for the season to .280/.398/.551. That is elite manufacturing for any hitter, not to mention one who mans the catcher place. Compounding Contreras’ worth to the Cardinals is simply how unhealthy the remainder of the offense has been.
Talking of which, the Cardinals entered Thursday 15-21 and in final place within the Nationwide League Central.
