The Seattle Mariners are hopeful Felix Hernandez will miss only one spring training start because of a bruised right forearm sustained when hit by a line drive.
Seattle manager Scott Servais said Thursday that Hernandez still has some swelling in his arm and the team hopes the injury is just a minor setback.
“He’s anxious, but you do have to let it run its course a little bit,” Servais said.
Hernandez was hit by a liner off the bat of the Chicago Cubs’ Victor Caratini on Monday. The injury occurred in Hernandez’s first spring training start.