Astros' Spencer Arrighetti breaks thumb in freak batting practice accident

Houston Astros starting pitcher Spencer Arrighetti sustained an unfortunate wounded connected Monday anterior to the team’s crippled against the Seattle Mariners astatine T-Mobile Park. 

Arrighetti, 25, was deed by a enactment thrust portion playing drawback successful near tract during batting signifier and suffered a breached close thumb, the Astros said successful a statement. 

The wounded to Arrighetti’s thumb was connected his throwing hand. The squad has not yet provided a timeline for his return.

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Houston Astros starting pitcher Spencer Arrighetti successful the dugout earlier the crippled against the New York Mets astatine Daikin Park connected March 29, 2025. (Troy Taormina-Imagn Images)

Arrighetti made 2 starts for the Astros this play and went 1-1 with a 5.59 ERA crossed 9.2 innings of work. Last season, Arrighetti appeared successful 29 games and had 28 starts. He went 7-13 and had a 4.53 ERA crossed 145 innings and struck retired 171 hitters.

Arrighetti’s lack is 1 the Astros tin ill-afford, arsenic their rotation was already hampered by injuries. 

The squad has 4 starting pitchers connected the injured list, with immoderate person to returning than others. Lance McCullers Jr. has been rehabbing successful Triple-A and could instrumentality soon. 

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Houston Astros pitcher Spencer Arrighetti throws against the Minnesota Twins, Saturday, April 5, 2025, successful Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)

However, helium is the lone injured starting pitcher adjacent to returning. J.P. France is expected to travel backmost astatine the All-Star interruption astatine the earliest aft helium underwent country to repair a torn close enarthrosis past July. 

Luis Garcia had a setback successful his betterment from Tommy John country during outpouring training, and was transferred to the 60-day IL connected Monday with elbow inflammation. Cristian Javier is inactive recovering from Tommy John country and volition possibly instrumentality successful the 2nd fractional of the season. 

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Houston Astros starting pitcher Spencer Arrighetti walks to the dugout aft being relieved during the Minnesota Twins crippled astatine Target Field connected April 5, 2025. (Jordan Johnson-Imagn Images)

In summation to being without McCullers, France, Garcia and Javier, they are present without Arrighetti. 

The Astros are 4-6 to statesman the season, but did bushed the Mariners 4-3 connected Monday. They volition play the 2nd crippled of their three-game bid connected Tuesday astatine 9:40 p.m. ET. 

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