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Source: St. Louis Cardinals
Summary
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Packy Naughton suffered another arm injury, grabbing his left elbow and walking off the mound after just three pitches in a Triple-A game. This is his third major injury in three years, including Tommy John surgery in 2024. Naughton had signed a two-year minor league deal with the Cardinals in 2024 and was hoping to be part of the team’s bullpen in 2026.
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The game followed a familiar script.
Nightly struggles with injuries, always just a step away from a comeback. Naughton’s career has been a slow-start, late-push affair. Now, he’s facing another “learning moment” as he tries to rehab yet again.
This one felt recognizable early, with Naughton firing a pitch wide of the strike zone and grabbing his elbow in pain.
He took a couple of paces toward home plate before bending over in pain, the moment feeling all too familiar for fans who’ve seen this story before.
This time, he’ll have to wait and see if this injury is “nothing too serious” as the team hopes, but for now, the script remains the same: another arm injury, another setback, and another chapter in Naughton’s ongoing battle to stay healthy.
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Author: Evan Null
