This is not what St. Louis Cardinals fans expected or wanted to see.
After leaving the game on Sunday night with what was described as a “tricep cramp,” to which fans were assured was no big deal, has now all of the sudden turned into a torn UCL for the hardest thrower in baseball, Jordan Hicks.
Not only was Hicks having a great year, but he was starting to really make strides on fixing the things that ailed him. He was throwing more strikes, getting more strikeouts, and maturing during his sophomore year at just the age of 22.