The Los Angeles Angels announced Wednesday they placed starting pitcher Andrew Heaney on the 15-day disabled list with a left flexor muscle strain.
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Wednesday, April 6
Heaney is one day removed from pitching six innings in a 6-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. The left-hander allowed four earned runs on seven hits and struck out seven.
The team revealed the 24-year-old "complained of tightness in his left forearm," per Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com. The Orange County Register's Jeff Fletcher is worried the injury might be the start of a larger problem:
The Angels placed Andrew Heaney on the DL with a left flexor muscle strain.