The Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kenta Maeda is set to undergo an MRI after experiencing muscle discomfort in his right arm during his team’s 12-6 loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday.
The Yankees game was the second straight fixture that Maeda departed from early because of discomfort in the top of his right arm. He recorded career-high 11 hits and 10 runs in the fourth inning without any outs.
Maeda began experiencing arm fatigue on April 4, after which the Twins gave him nine days to rehabilitate his arm. While experiencing some improvement during his second and third starts, Maeda was hit on the left ankle by a ball traveling 111 mph, thereby raising further doubts as to his availability.
According to the Twins manager Rocco Baldelli, the MRI scan is a standard procedure to check in on the player’s post-surgery status. The team does not believe that Maeda’s latest setback is related to the Tommy John elbow ligament replacement procedure that he underwent in 2021.
