Happy Wednesday, Athletics Nation!
Welp, that’s a wrap for Paul Blackburn in 2022. Following a string of rough starts and landing on the IL with finger discomfort, the A’s have decided it best to shut down their lone All-Star for the remainder of the season.
Paul Blackburn will be shut down for the rest of the season after seeing a specialist about inflammation in the middle finger of his pitching hand, Mark Kotsay said.
— Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) August 16, 2022
Paul has a torn tendon in his right hand per trainer Nick Paparesta, but the A’s are hoping that a long spell of rest and recovery will set the right-hander straight without the need for surgery.