Chicago Cubs reliever Colten Brewer is heading to the IL after a poor response to a nasty outing on Saturday.
Brewer was pulled from the sport within the third inning in opposition to the Los Angeles Angels after getting simply two outs and permitting three runs on two hits and two walks.
As Jorge Lopez got here in to switch him on the mound, Brewer walked into the Chicago dugout and determined to punch the wall out of frustration.
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The Cubs’ Colten Brewer pitches in opposition to the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 6, 2024. (Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images)
The Marquee Sports Network reported that Brewer broke his nonpitching hand after punching the dugout wall.
He was positioned on the 60-day IL with a fractured left hand, and the Cubs chosen the contract of Hunter Bigge to take his spot on the roster.
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Frustration like this has led to harm previously.
In 2004, Yankees pitcher Kevin Brown needed to miss time after punching a wall within the workforce’s clubhouse, breaking two bones in his nonpitching hand.
Emotions can actually run excessive it doesn’t matter what skilled sport it may be. And in these moments, we’ve seen coolers and water jugs launched on sidelines and in dugouts.
Colten Brewer of the Chicago Cubs pitches in opposition to the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field on June 19, 2024. (Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
For baseball particularly, buckets of sunflower seeds and gum often go flying, too, with baseball bats getting used at occasions to beat up the objects.
Trying to channel anger otherwise is the apparent ideally suited technique in these moments, however whether it is to occur, not inflicting harm is the precedence. Now, Brewer will spend time rehabbing an harm that didn’t should occur within the first place.
Brewer, a 6-foot-4 right-hander who performed in three video games with the Yankees final season, has had a tough 2024 marketing campaign with the Cubs so far.
Colten Brewer of the Chicago Cubs punches the dugout wall within the third inning at Wrigley Field on July 6, 2024. (Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
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He has a 5.66 ERA over 16 video games after this outing, giving up 13 earned runs (16 complete) over 20.2 innings pitched.
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