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Former All Star Jordan Westburg's Season In Doubt After Latest Elbow Setback
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Former All Star Jordan Westburg's Season In Doubt After Latest Elbow Setback

Baltimore Orioles On SI·Jason La Canfora·28 days ago
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Orioles All Star third-baseman Jordan Westburg, one of the team’s premier performers with runners on base and a rare plus defender on this roster, is in jeopardy of not playing this season after his latest setback coming back from a long-term injury absence. The Orioles – woeful against left-handed pitching and struggling again to hit with runners on base - could desperately use Westburg in the middle of their lineup, and in the field, with the players being asked to fill the void (Coby Mayo and utility guy Blaze Alexander, struggling mightily. The Orioles announced on Monday, with the team reeling and facing possibly a four-game sweep by the Yankees, that Westburg was shutdown from a throwing program after experiencing more discomfort with his elbow that he injured preparing for spring training (partial UCL tear). Westburg, 27 will seek further evaluation, and at this point it might make sense to opt for Tommy John surgery, something he and the team had been trying to stave off.…

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