Two days after Zach Neto exited a game in Houston early because of an elbow injury, an MRI on the shortstop revealed that he is dealing with inflammation.
Neto told reporters the good news Friday in Anaheim in advance of the Angels' weekend series against Cleveland.
Zach Neto said he had an MRI that showed just inflammation. He’s going to go try to test it throwing during stretch today.Zach Neto said he just had inflammation in his elbow, per an MRI from yesterday.Whenever a player injures his elbow, the first concern always centers around whether or not there is structural damage in the joint.
After a trying April in which he slashed .239/.286/.380, Neto improved markedly in May. Through 20 games this month, he's slashing .279/.338/.515 with four home runs. The 23-year-old is not in the lineup for Friday's series opener. Kyren Paris, whose first career home run was the decisive blow in Wednesday's game, is starting at shortstop in Neto's place.The Angels have won five of their last seven games coming into the homestand.J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League Baseball content for Halos Today, and is the author of 'The 50 Greatest Dodger Games Of All Time.
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