Quinn Priester is back on the injured list after dealing with ‘setback’

ST. LOUIS – Two of the new faces that have been in the visiting clubhouse at Busch Stadium May 4 have been anticipated. Then there was Quinn Priester.

On the similar day the Milwaukee Brewers Activated outfielder Jackson Chourio and first baseman Andrew Vaughn From the injured list, right-hander Priester additionally rejoined the staff as he was returned from his rehab project and positioned back on the IL.

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Priester’s first three begins in his recovery from thoracic outlet syndrome did not go effectively. The 25-year-old went 5 innings and allowed 9 runs, struggling badly with his management as he issued eight walks and struck out 5.

While Priester’s velocity was additionally down, sitting round 91 mph with his sinker after averaging 93 mph final yr, the lack of strikes was much more jarring. Priester reported his shoulder did not fairly really feel proper, so after some dialogue between staff and participant, the resolution was to hit the reset button.

“He had some shoulder soreness,” Brewers supervisor Pat Murphy mentioned. “We felt like pulling him off right now was the best thing. To get here. He agreed. Get him here, get him looked at, get our [pitching] group on him.”

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Priester did not really feel any new ache, which is optimistic information given the potential severity of TOS accidents, however was clearly not progressing as anticipated.

“Talked to him last night,” Murphy mentioned. “He’s in a good spot. He feels like he’s moving in the right direction. He doesn’t feel like he’s injured again in terms of long-term. He just feels like this is a setback. We’re going to take some time to evaluate and work with him a little bit and talk to him and then get him back to a program where we build him up.”

There’s no new prognosis for Priester, however he is nonetheless dealing with a few of the results of TOS, which compresses nerves that usually impression the shoulder and neck space for a pitcher.

“It’s obviously related,” Murphy mentioned. “The shoulder can be affected by the TOS.”

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There is no timeline set for Priester’s return to throwing or the mound.

This article initially appeared on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee Brewers’ Quinn Priester back on injured list after setback