ANAHEIM -- Angels starter Garrett Richards won't be returning to action anytime soon. The right-hander was transferred to the 60-day disabled list Saturday. Richards' most recent evaluation revealed mild improvement in his right biceps strength, but also irritation of his cutaneous nerve, a contributing factor in his arm weakness.
Richards has been sidelined with a right biceps strain since he exited his season debut in the fifth inning on April 5 in Oakland. That outing was his first Major League appearance since May 1. He missed nearly the entire 2016 season with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, but avoided Tommy John surgery by undergoing stem-cell therapy.