JUPITER, Fla. — The Marlins on Saturday afternoon introduced that right-hander Eury Pérez skilled proper elbow soreness on Thursday and alerted the coaching staff after initially exiting Wednesday’s Grapefruit League outing because of discomfort from a damaged nail on his proper center finger.
Per the Marlins, the analysis course of started instantly with imaging and testing, which can proceed over the following few days. Pérez will go to Dr. Keith Meister in Texas.
“We do not know till we get the imaging from Dr. Meister,” supervisor Skip Schumaker mentioned on Sunday, “so as soon as that comes again we’ll have a greater thought of precisely the place he is at and how much program or harm or no matter it’s he’ll be on.”
After putting out the leadoff batter on three pitches on Wednesday, Pérez walked back-to-back hitters on 10 pitches — the primary of which set off the finger discomfort. After a foul ball by Keibert Ruiz, Pérez was visited on the Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium mound by supervisor Skip Schumaker, catcher Christian Bethancourt, pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. and head athletic coach Lee Meyer as Miami’s infielders gathered round. Earlier than being taken out, Pérez’s four-seam velocity had dipped from above 98 mph to 95.1 mph on his closing providing.
“I do not know but,” Pérez mentioned on the time through interpreter Luis Dorante Jr. so far as what the following plan of action could be for his nail. “I spoke with Lee, and he instructed me that we are going to sort out this early [Thursday], and we’re going to verify we now have a plan so this does not occur in the course of the season.
“After all, it bothers [me] somewhat bit as a result of it messes together with your timing and stuff that you just’re doing to arrange. However crucial factor is that I am wholesome and that I’ll be prepared for Opening Day.”
When Miami returned from Thursday’s off-day, the unique harm replace included a no-throw standing of 3-4 days for Pérez.
The 20-year-old Pérez had been coping with nail bother all through the spring. Throughout reside batting observe in February, it was the changeup that brought on him bother. His second spring begin on March 2 was reduce brief at 36 pitches as a result of throwing his slider was affecting his damaged nail. He mentioned it was “not an enormous deal” on the time. On March 8, Pérez wore a pretend nail and relied on his four-seamer and curveball to keep away from aggravating the difficulty.
Talking with a small group of reporters on Saturday morning, Stottlemyre had acknowledged that Pérez’s recurring nail subject was a twofold one.
“Two outings in the past, he had issues with the slider and the nail was cracked, after which they repair that half and put one other nail on after which it is the fastball that is bothering him with the stress beneath,” Stottlemyre mentioned. “So I did see him begin to change his mechanics somewhat bit and alter some issues. And as soon as that occurs, for me, the day’s over. We’re nonetheless attempting to maneuver ahead with getting him again.”
With out understanding the extent of the harm, a reporter requested if it was a matter of the fingernail needing to heal to find out the timeline of a return. After all, that total timeline now shifts with the brand new elbow subject.
“It is quantity, depth,” Stottlemyre mentioned. “This man throws arduous. … Particularly the fastball — if it is bothering the fastball, it is like you have to take a step again and you have to give it a while. What that timetable is, I do not know. I am unable to reply that half. The coaching employees, clearly, has a greater deal with on that. I may give them from my perspective, pushing too fast and issues that might go mistaken, and so with him, we’re selecting to not.”
Pérez, whose rookie season in 2023 was reduce brief by left SI joint irritation, turns into the newest Marlins beginning pitcher to be sidelined this spring. He joins left-hander Braxton Garrett (normal left shoulder soreness) and right-hander Edward Cabrera (proper shoulder impingement). Garrett is scheduled to throw his first reside batting observe on Sunday, whereas Cabrera has performed catch every of the previous two days. Ace Sandy Alcantara, Pérez’s mentor, is rehabbing from Tommy John surgical procedure.