{"id":33390,"date":"2022-06-02T10:43:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T10:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/orioles-top-pitching-prospect-grayson-rodriguez-exits-triple-a-norfolk-start-with-back-discomfort-baltimore-sun\/"},"modified":"2022-06-02T10:43:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T10:43:02","slug":"orioles-top-pitching-prospect-grayson-rodriguez-exits-triple-a-norfolk-start-with-back-discomfort-baltimore-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/orioles-top-pitching-prospect-grayson-rodriguez-exits-triple-a-norfolk-start-with-back-discomfort-baltimore-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Orioles top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez exits Triple-A Norfolk start with back discomfort – Baltimore Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
Grayson Rodriguez left his start Wednesday night for Triple-A Norfolk after 5 2\/3 innings with what the Orioles top pitching prospect said felt like a back cramp, an industry source with direct knowledge of the situation told The Baltimore Sun.<\/p>\n
Rodriguez will undergo further testing to determine the severity of the injury for the 22-year-old right-hander, who is working toward an impending major league call-up. The Orioles announced after the game that Rodriguez experienced “right lat discomfort.”<\/p>\n
Rodriguez cruised through the first 5 2\/3 innings for the Tides, but he threw what appeared to be a fastball that registered on the stadium radar gun at 89 mph, a significant drop from his usual velocity. Rodriguez’s fastball generally hovers in the mid-90s and can leap to 97 mph.<\/p>\n
The pitch drew a mound visit from a trainer, pitching coach Justin Ramsey and manager Buck Britton. After a lengthy discussion, Rodriguez was removed from the game. He had allowed two hits and no runs with four strikeouts to that point, continuing a superb stretch of games.<\/p>\n
Another source close to Rodriguez told The Sun that the pitcher felt dehydrated. Temperatures hovered in the low to mid-80s during the game, with AccuWeather’s RealFeel closer to 90 because of the high humidity.<\/p>\n