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Milwaukee Brewers: Why is Jeremy Jeffress back on the IL?

Jeremy Jeffress is back on the IL, and reliever Ray Black was called up to replace him on early Sunday morning. Jeffress was diagnosed with an issues in his right shoulder that was called ‘shoulder weakness’ in Spring Training. After a few weeks in extended Spring Training, Jeffress was given a clean bill of health, and activated on April 16th. Have his shoulder issues returned or is this a new issue?

Why is Jeffress on the IL?

Jeffress hurt his hip last weekend, and the issue flared up again on Saturday. The Milwaukee Brewers medical staff is calling it a strained left hip.