MLB?s 2023 season is starting soon, and teams are undergoing Spring Training. The Tampa Bay Rays are no different as they aim to improve on their 86-win 2022 season. The Rays finished the 2022 season third in the AL East and will look to improve on that. Furthermore, they also suffered an early postseason exit during the Wild Card Series against the Cleveland Guardians.?
The Rays made the World Series in 2020 and topped the AL East in 2020 and 2021. The team will try to get back to that form this season. But the Rays recently suffered a blow to that goal as one of their starting pitchers got injured.
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow suffers oblique injury during Spring Training
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2023 was looking to be a big year for the Tampa Bay Rays. But the franchise has lost starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow to injury during Spring Training. Talkin? Baseball shared the news via Twitter stating that Glasnow suffered an oblique injury while pitching for batting practice. Furthermore, the starting pitcher is reportedly going to miss some games as well.?
Tyler Glasnow reportedly suffered an oblique injury during live BP today and is expected to miss time, via @TBTimes_Rays pic.twitter.com/akLts6ErZL
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) February 27, 2023
In the Tweet, Talkin? Baseball said, ?Tyler Glasnow reportedly suffered an oblique injury during live BP today and is expected to miss time, via @TBTimes_Rays?. Glasnow missed most of the 2022 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. Many fans expected him to have his first full season this year. But this oblique injury may cause him to miss a few weeks of the regular season.?
Fans have reacted to the news and are disappointed. Some wondered if Glasnow would ever be completely healthy. Others felt sorry for the Rays’ starting pitcher and his relentless injuries over the years.
Dude can't catch a break
First it was Tommy John now oblique
— Jerico (@JerrrricMLBTBJ) February 28, 2023
We’ve all been waiting to see a full season of Glasnow since 2019 man…
— Mike (@Mike77399253) February 28, 2023
https://twitter.com/StratStats/status/1630354036326301696?s=20
Damn it no
— oz (@Giantniner1) February 27, 2023
Ohhh come on🤦🏻♂️
— SimpleJays (@SampleJays) February 27, 2023
Nooooooooooooo!!!
— Klangola ☮🇺🇦🌊💙😺📚⚾️ (@klangola) February 28, 2023
Mannnn injuries ruining this dudes career https://t.co/oGfKEjfPp9
— Matt Granados (@matty_gee8) February 28, 2023
Glasnow’s been banged up in recent years, but during a live bp, likely had the pitch clock going, pitch clock’s already causing injuries https://t.co/xfzq5Pw9UA
— DocxRock🦅🇺🇸✝️ (@billyr09) February 28, 2023
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The Rays? starting lineup will suffer with Glasnow missing the start of the season. But they have a great pitching rotation even without him. They have Shane McClanahan and Drew Rasmussen from last year and brought in Zach Eflin via free agency. The team will still miss Glasnow.
Glasnow was projected to have a breakout year this season
Tyler Glasnow is a fantastic pitcher whose career thus far has been hampered by injuries. He missed almost the entirety of last season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. Many fans expected him to have his first fully healthy season this year after a lengthy recovery in 2022.?
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But injuries have struck Glasnow once again and are likely to keep him away for the beginning of the season. What do you think of Tyler Glasnow?s oblique injury? Please share your views on the topic down below.