Angels player suffers bizarre setback while rehabbing knee injury


Miguel Sano is the chief within the clubhouse for the weirdest damage of 2024.

The Los Angeles Angels infielder has been on the injured checklist since Might 1, retroactive to April 28, for left knee irritation.

Final week, the membership despatched him on a rehab project within the Arizona Complicated League, as he was set to gear up for a return.

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Miguel Sanó #22 of the Los Angeles Angels on the sphere towards the Baltimore Orioles at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on April 24, 2024 in Anaheim, California.  (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Pictures)

However whereas rehabbing his damage, he bought damage even additional — off the sphere.

Angels supervisor Ron Washington revealed on Saturday that Sano left a heating pad on his leg too lengthy and suffered a burn.

Whereas not considered critical, in line with the supervisor, it clearly has hampered him fairly a bit. He was within the lineup on Wednesday and Thursday, however hasn’t performed since then.

Sano went 1-for-2 in every of his first two rehab video games, doubling in his second one.

Miguel Sano throwing

Miguel Sanó #22 of the Los Angeles Angels throws to first base within the second inning towards the Cincinnati Reds at Nice American Ball Park on April 21, 2024 in Cincinnati, Ohio.  (Dylan Buell/Getty Pictures)

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By the point of the preliminary damage, he was hitting .262 (16-for-61) with one homer and 5 RBI.

When he first got here as much as the large leagues, Sano was probably the greatest energy threats within the sport, twice hitting 30-plus homers in a season with the Minnesota Twins. Nonetheless, he remained unsigned for the 2023 season after hitting a mixed .217 from an injury-plagued time span from 2018 by 2022.

It has been a tough go for the Angels, as Mike Trout suffered a torn meniscus after enjoying in simply 29 video games. He was on an influence surge, too, hitting 10 homers by the point he had gotten damage.

Miguel Sano running

Miguel Sanó #22 of the Los Angeles Angels rounds the bases after hitting a house run within the sixth inning towards the Cincinnati Reds at Nice American Ball Park on April 20, 2024 in Cincinnati, Ohio.  (Dylan Buell/Getty Pictures)

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