BALTIMORE (AP) -Jim Hoey, who pitched in 23 games for Baltimore last year, will miss the rest of the season following shoulder surgery.
Hoey had shoulder inflammation during spring training after going 1-0 with a 6.00 ERA in three appearances. The right-hander had difficulty getting loose before pitching, a problem that continued after he was sent to the team’s minor league camp in late March. He was operated on May 4.
“He’s another power arm in this organization. He’s still young enough. Get it taken care of and let’s get him ready for next year,” manager Dave Trembley said Wednesday. “It’s unfortunate that it happened, but I’m sure it’s a lot better for Jim. With the way the procedures are now, they’re telling me he’ll be better.”
Also Wednesday, catcher Ramon Hernandez was scratched from the starting lineup because of his left wrist. It was the second straight game that Hernandez missed due to injury.
He was joined in the dugout by third baseman Melvin Mora, who missed consecutive games after taking a hard grounder off his right shoulder.
“He’s got soreness there,” Trembley said of Mora. “I don’t believe it’s serious. It backdates from spring training, when he dived into a base. It’s kind of like a bone bruise; it’s been bothering him for a while.”
The Orioles are off Thursday, and Trembley expects Mora back in the lineup Friday for the opener of a three-game interleague series against the Washington Nationals.
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