Matthew Liberatore

Matthew Liberatore

SP - STL
Height: 6-4
Weight: 215 lbs
Age: 24
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The ScoreCardinals' Gray will open season on IL with hamstring injury

The St. Louis Cardinals will be without their biggest offseason acquisition to start the year.Right-hander Sonny Gray will open 2024 on the 10-day injured list due to a hamstring strain sustained in spring training, manager Oliver Marmol announced Friday, according to Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.The Cardinals signed Gray, last year's AL Cy Young runner-up, to a three-year, $75-million contract in November. His second Grapefruit League start ended early when he strained his hamstring, an injury that the team deemed to be "mild" at the time.St. Louis had already scratched the 34-year-old from his scheduled Opening Day start on March 28, giving that honor to Miles Mikolas. Left-hander Zack Thompson, who enjoyed a solid spring training, will open the season in Gray's rotation spot as the club's No. 5 starter, while Matthew Liberatore will be heading north as a reliever, Marmol said Friday.The Cardinals plan to have Gray pitch in at least three minor-league outings before he makes his regular-season debut. He'll throw in a game on Saturday after his scheduled appearance in Friday's minor-league contest was washed out by rain, according to Worthy.Gray, a three-time All-Star, posted a 2.97 ERA and an MLB-best 2.83 FIP along with 183 strikeouts in 32 starts for the Minnesota Twins last season.Marmol also announced that outfielder Lars Nootbaar will open the season on the IL due to fractured ribs. He's the second Cardinals position player who will start his year on the sidelines, joining Tommy Edman, who continues to rehab from offseason wrist surgery.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Source: The Score
Friday, Mar 22, 2024


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