Tyler Clippard to be shutdown for six weeks with shoulder sprain

Rob Schumacher/The Republic If you saw Tyler Clippard’s outing on Friday, it was clear there was something very wrong, as the veteran reliever faced seven hitters and didn’t retire any of them. He ended up being lifted in the middle of a plate appearance, being escorted off the mound by Torey Lovullo and the Arizona trainer. He had an MRI yesterday, and the results indicate that he has a capsule sprain in the shoulder of his throwing arm. He is going to be shut down entirely for six weeks, and will be re-evaluated at the end of that time, which takes us to the start of May. However, I imagine, even in the best-case scenario, he may well not be back until June, as he’ll effectively have to start throwing again at that point.

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