Philly.com · Mar 23, 2018
Bumgarner breaks pitching hand when hit by liner drive
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - San Francisco Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner is hurt for the second straight year, breaking a bone in his pitching hand when hit by a line drive off the bat of Kansas City's Whit Merrifield during a spring training game on Friday.
The Giants said X-rays showed the 28-year-old had a broken bone on the outside of his left hand.
Bumgarner, the 2014 World Series MVP, missed nearly three months last season after a dirt bike accident on April 20 during an off day in Colorado.
After six straight seasons with double-digit wins, more than 200 innings and 30-plus starts, Bumgarner went 4-9 with a 3.32 ERA in 17 starts last season and threw just 111 innings.
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