Orioles right-hander Nate Karns received good news on his injured forearm Monday, when a visit to Dr. James Andrews for a second opinion resulted in a clean MRI and no revelation of anything needing surgical repair.
Because of an injection, Karns will wait to resume throwing for another week or so before ramping up toward what would be his third rehabilitation assignment.
“We just got a shot to kind of help out with the discomfort, so with the MRI being clean, that's the best thing,” Karns said Tuesday inside the Orioles’ Camden Yards clubhouse. “That's the best results right there, so just not as quickly through the process, but we're getting through it.