When the Los Angeles Dodgers announced Anthony Banda was placed on the injured list with a hairline fracture in his hand, it caused many to scratch their heads. When did he do that? It wasn’t during a game?
Manager Dave Roberts said Banda hit a “solid object” with his pitching hand in frustration after allowing two runs during the Sept. 9 game against the Chicago Cubs.
“It was very embarrassing, very shameful,” Banda told Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times. “I really felt like I let everybody down.”
Banda, a mid-May acquisition from the Cleveland Guardians who had carved out a higher leverage role by going 2-2 with a 3.