Kansas City Royals left-hander Cole Ragans has been diagnosed with valgus extension overload, commonly known as pitcher’s elbow, after departing his start against the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday, the report says.
Manager Matt Quatraro told reporters Thursday that the club does not yet know how long Ragans will be sidelined. “We have to evaluate that [Friday] once he comes in and sees how he feels,” Quatraro said, according to MLB.com.
Ragans, 28, is 1-4 with a 4.84 ERA this season, per the report. He told reporters Wednesday that the new discomfort did not resemble the elbow issues he has experienced in the past.
Ragans underwent Tommy John surgery in March 2018 while in the Texas minor league system, then tore the grafted ligament during his rehabilitation and required a second Tommy John procedure in May 2019. He returned to the major leagues in August 2022, the report says.
Per the report, Ragans was traded to Kansas City in August 2023 and was a first-time All-Star in 2024, when he went 11-9 with a 3.14 ERA in 32 starts. The team plans to evaluate him on Friday to determine the extent of the injury and next steps.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
