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Cardinals Mikolas will miss 2020 after surgery to forearm injuy; Ponce de Leon gets first audition as starter

MINNEAPOLIS — The injury that abbreviated Miles Mikolas’ spring training has interrupted his summer and ended his season.

The Cardinals placed Mikolas on the 10-day injured list with a forearm strain in his right (pitching) arm. He first experienced the injury during spring training and was reassured that rest and non-surgical treatment would promote healing. The game's stoppage due to the coronavirus pandemic bought him addition time to recover and then go through a throwing program that had him ready for "Summer Camp."

The injury did not relent, and an MRI taken of the forearm on Monday revealed that the damage remained.