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Rockies place starting pitcher Kyle Freeland on injured list
The Colorado Rockies placed left-handed starter Kyle Freeland on the 15-day injured list Monday due to a pinched nerve, retroactive to Aug. 21. Freeland left Wednesday's start against the Dodgers after 3⅔ innings with neck pain, and manager Warren Schaeffer said a bullpen session didn't go well, prompting the move.
Rockies place Kyle Freeland on injured list with pinched nerve
The Colorado Rockies placed left-handed starting pitcher Kyle Freeland on the 15-day injured list Monday because of a pinched nerve, the team announced. The move was made retroactive to Aug. 21.
Freeland left his start Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers after 3⅔ innings when he felt pain traveling from his neck down to his fingers. The Denver native, 33, exited after two outs in the fourth inning with what the team described as "neck tightness."
Colorado manager Warren Schaeffer said Freeland felt better Thursday, and the team’s initial plan was to avoid an injured-list stint. But that changed after a throwing session.
"He went to throw a bullpen yesterday, and it didn’t go well," Schaeffer said. "Shoulder didn’t feel right, so we have to put him on the IL."
Freeland, who was selected by Colorado with the eighth overall pick in the first round of the 2014 MLB amateur draft, has struggled this season. He is 4-10 with a 6.37 ERA in 23 starts. He leads the Rockies in strikeouts (103) and innings pitched (124⅓).
Freeland is in the final year of a five-year, $64.5 million extension he signed in 2022. His contract includes a $17 million vesting player option for the 2027 season if he reaches 170 innings this year. In his 10 seasons with the Rockies, he reached that threshold only twice.
This is the second time Freeland has been on the injured list this season; he had a stint in April due to left shoulder inflammation.
To fill Freeland’s roster spot, the Rockies selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Blake Adams from Triple-A Albuquerque. Adams, 25, has a 2-5 record with an 8.10 ERA in 17 appearances for Albuquerque this year.
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Rockies placed Kyle Freeland on 15-day injured list Monday due to pinched nerve.
Freeland left start Wednesday against Dodgers after 3 2/3 innings due to pain from neck down to fingers.
Manager Warren Schaeffer said Freeland felt better Thursday, initial plan was to avoid IL stint.
Quote from Schaeffer: 'He went to throw a bullpen yesterday, and it didn’t go well. Shoulder didn’t feel right, so we have to put him on the IL.'
Move retroactive to Friday.
Freeland is 4-10 with 6.37 ERA in 23 starts.
Freeland leads Colorado in strikeouts (103) and innings pitched (124 1/3).
Rockies selected Blake Adams from Triple-A Albuquerque to take roster spot.
Adams is 2-5 with 8.10 ERA in 17 games with Albuquerque.
Framing: Headline emphasizes the roster move itself; leaves out the cause (pinched nerve) and specific timing. — Informational and neutral; no emotional language, just factual reporting of roster moves and contract details.
Facts Included:
Rockies placed Kyle Freeland on 15-day injured list for pinched nerve.
Move made retroactive to Aug. 21.
Freeland is 4-10 with 6.37 ERA and 103 strikeouts in 124 1/3 innings over 23 starts.
Freeland exited after two outs in the fourth inning on Wednesday against Dodgers with 'neck tightness.'
Freeland was selected eighth overall in 2014 draft.
Freeland is in final year of five-year, $64.5 million extension signed in 2022.
Freeland has a $17 million vesting player option for 2027 if he reaches 170 innings this season.
Freeland reached 170 innings only twice in 10 seasons.
Second IL stint this season; April stint for left shoulder inflammation.
Colorado selected contract of right-hander Blake Adams from Triple-A Albuquerque.
Adams is 2-5 with 8.10 ERA in 17 appearances for Albuquerque.
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ClaimThe Colorado Rockies placed pitcher Kyle Freeland on the 15-day injured list Monday because of a pinched nerve.
ClaimWarren Schaeffer said: 'He went to throw a bullpen yesterday, and it didn’t go well. Shoulder didn’t feel right, so we have to put him on the IL.'
ClaimThis is the second time Kyle Freeland has been on the injured list this season, having been on a stint in April due to left shoulder inflammation.