Orioles 3B Westburg out until at least May with elbow injury

SARASOTA, Fla. — Baltimore Orioles third baseman Jordan Westburg has a partial ligament tear in his proper elbow and will likely be sidelined at least by means of April, common supervisor Mike Elias mentioned Friday.

Westburg already had been unable to participate in spring coaching after injuring his proper indirect throughout the offseason. Elias mentioned the 27-year-old was getting a platelet injection Friday to deal with the ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow. A timeline for a return will likely be decided after April.

Westburg hit .265 with 17 homers and 41 RBs in 85 video games final season, lacking time with a left hamstring pressure and a proper ankle sprain. He hit .265 with 18 homers and 63 RBI in 107 video games in 2024, when he appeared within the All-Star Game two weeks earlier than sustaining a damaged proper hand when getting hit by a pitch. Westburg missed almost two months.

The elbow injury to Westburg means the Orioles will start the season with out two beginning infielders. second baseman Jackson Holliday es recovering from a damaged hamate bone in his proper hand. The 22-year-old is anticipated to be enjoying by mid-April.