If you've been thinking that J.J. Hardy's performance has been so bad that he must have been secretly hurt, you were right. The Baltimore Sun reported Thursday that Hardy has played with a torn labrum all season.
J.J. Hardy has been secretly injured all season. His performance at the plate in the 2015 season has been so poor as to make that outcome a best case scenario. At least that way there's a reason for why he's been so bad. The Baltimore Sun's Eduardo Encina scored the scoop on Thursday before the Orioles played the Blue Jays: Hardy has had a torn labrum in his left (non-throwing) shoulder since spring training.