Orioles infielder-outfielder Steve Pearce, who aggravated a right flexor mass injury Monday, has been shut down indefinitely after visiting Dr. David Altchek on Wednesday morning in New York.
Manager Buck Showalter said that he is optimistic Pearce will be able to contribute again in some way this season, but he received a platelet-rich plasma injection in his elbow area which will shelve him for several days.
“If my memory serves me right, it’s two or three days, but everybody is a little different with it,” Showalter said. “They found what they thought they would find.