Former Toronto Blue Jays top prospect cannot stay healthy for Athletics
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Athletics right-hander Gunnar Hoglund has had injury after another lately, and it looks like it's not getting better anytime soon.
The Athletics received some more unwelcome news on oft-injured righty Gunnar Hoglund.
The 26-year-old righty, who headlined the Athletics' return in the trade sending Matt Chapman to the Toronto Blue Jays, made his big league debut last season but pitched just 12 games between Triple-A and the majors.
He was recovering from Tommy John surgery at the time of the trade and missed the final three months last year due to a hip impingement.
This spring, Hoglund has been dogged by a knee injury early in camp. He's now also dealing with a back issue, per Gallegos.
Gunnar Hoglund is still in A's big league camp but he's now dealing with a back issue that will delay the start to his season. Hoglund was dealing with a knee sprain earlier this spring and has not pitched in a game.
Hoglund likely to start season in Triple-A
Hoglund hasn't gotten into a spring game yet and doesn't appear likely to do so before the season opens.
He was likely bound for Triple-A even if healthy, but another pair of injuries is disheartening for the 2021 first-rounder (selected six picks ahead of Muncy and 41 ahead of Gelof).
Hoglund pitched well in Triple-A last season and enjoyed two terrific starts to begin his MLB career (11 1/3 innings with three runs on 11 hits and one walk alongside 10 strikeouts).
He was rocked for 20 runs over his next 21 frames, however, including an eight-run drubbing at the hands of the Blue Jays before landing on the injured list for the remainder of the season.
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MARS 13|27 ANSWERS Former Toronto Blue Jays top prospect cannot stay healthy for Athletics Do you think Gunnar Hoglund will get over his nagging injuries and get called up again? | ||
| Yes | 9 | 33.3 % |
| No | 18 | 66.7 % |
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