Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Jeffrey Springs will miss at least two months after leaving his start Thursday night with inflammation in his pitching arm, a source confirmed to ESPN's Buster Olney on Friday.
Springs left in the fourth inning of Tampa Bay's 13-0 victory against the Red Sox with what the Rays announced as "left arm ulnar neuritis," which is inflammation of the ulnar nerve that causes numbness or weakness in the hand.
He was set to undergo imaging and visit with doctors Friday morning, but Cash said the Rays remained hopeful that Springs only has nerve irritation.