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Cardinals: Jack Flaherty progressing in recovery from oblique injury

Jack Flaherty #22 of the St. Louis Cardinals delivers a pitch in the fifth inning against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park on April 07, 2021 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)

While his return is not imminent, St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Jack Flaherty is continuing to progress in his return from an oblique injury.

The significant oblique injury to right-hander Jack Flaherty was devastating blow to the St. Louis Cardinals. It’s an injury that the team has not recovered from, with the rotation around him crumbling, and the result has been a free fall in the standings, where they now sit 8.