Braves Lose Reliever Cory Gearrin to Elbow Injury
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Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images(ROME, Ga.) — The Atlanta Braves just can’t catch a break this spring as reliever Cory Gearrin is out indefinitely after suffering a “serious” injury in his right elbow.
“I think he has a significant injury,” Braves general manager Frank Wren said when as about Gearrin.
The Braves medical staff evaluated Gearrin and determined that there was “ligament involvement” in his elbow. He will get another opinion and diagnosis this week when he visits Dr. James Andrews.
Atlanta has already lost starting pitchers Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy to Tommy John Surgeries this spring and they may have to add a third pitcher to the list.
“We’ve kind of eaten through our depth,” Wren said. “It looked like we were in pretty good shape coming into spring training with some guys about to get healthy and all of the sudden the next thing you know we’re pretty thin.”
The 27-year-old Gearrin pitched 31.0 innings for the Braves last season and posted a 3.77 ERA.
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