Relative good news for Rangers reliever Shawn Kelley after injury scare
Considering the alternative, it could have been worse.
Texas Rangers reliever Shawn Kelley was placed on the 10-day injured list with right biceps muscle soreness after he left the mound during his warmup pitches in the eighth inning Sunday in Houston.
At the time, it was feared Kelley, who has been one of the club’s most stable relievers this season, had suffered some sort of catastrophic arm injury.
Right-hander Rafael Montero was called up from Triple-A Nashville to replace Kelley. Montero was not previously on the Rangers’ 40-man roster so to make room, Texas designated outfielder Carlos Tocci for assignment.
An MRI showed know acute injury, according to the Rangers. Kelley is 5-2 with 11 saves and a 3.00 ERA in 32 appearances in 2019.
“I was concerned because I never had shoulder problems. I was extremely frustrated because that could have been the last time I walk off the field,” Kelley said. “[The MRI] showed a few things that were aggravated and the way I describe it is there is something in there that is angry at me and I have to let it calm down.”
He was on the IL May 6-21 after having minor neck surgery.
This story was originally published July 22, 2019 at 6:24 PM.
