Elbow Injury Lands Brewers' Brian Fitzpatrick On Injured List

[Steve Drumwright]

 

The return of Brian Fitzpatrick to the majors lasted just one day.

The Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday placed the left-handed reliever on the 15-day injured list, only listing it as a left arm injury with no other detail on the official announcement. Left-handed reliever Drew Rom was called up from Triple-A Nashville to make his Brewers debut.

Fitzpatrick was called up Friday when fellow left-hander DL Hall went on the IL with a pectoral strain. Fitzpatrick was injured while warming up for the seventh inning against the Colorado Rockies after he pitched a scoreless sixth. He immediately grabbed his elbow area and headed for the clubhouse. Friday was his fifth appearance for the Brewers, including his MLB debut. He has thrown 6⅔ innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on seven hits and three walks with five strikeouts.

Rom last appeared in the majors with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2023, when he made eight starts and compiled an 8.02 ERA in 33⅔ innings. He signed a minor-league deal with the Brewers this offseason and has strictly been in a relief role after primarily being a starter in the Cardinals' organization. In 22 appearances over 26⅔ innings at Nashville, Rom had a 3.04 ERA with nine walks and 39 strikeouts.

 

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[cragi]

sincere question: Does the Brewers' approach in tweaking players to get more stuff out of them lend itself to a higher breakdown relative to other teams? 

[markedman5]

 

[markedman5]

1 hour ago, cragi said:

sincere question: Does the Brewers' approach in tweaking players to get more stuff out of them lend itself to a higher breakdown relative to other teams? 

Seriously doubt it…….Cubs Dodgers and just about everyone else have been hit hard by pitching injuries on a regular basis.