Bad news came rolling in even before Friday’s series opener with the Colorado Rockies, when the San Francisco Giants announced that their ace left-hander Madison Bumgarner was hitting the disabled list. During the team’s off-day on Thursday, Bumgarner was involved in a dirt bike accident and suffered bruised ribs and a grade 1 or 2 strain in the AC joint of his left (throwing) shoulder, according to Andrew Baggarly. Bumgarner is out of the hospital and resting at the team’s hotel in Colorado.
Bumgarner is hitting the disabled list for the first time in his nine-year major league career.