After being told that his right rotator cuff was “significantly torn” and calling 30 of his closest friends to tell them it looked as if his career was over, Washington Nationals pitcher Bronson Arroyo received some good news on Saturday.
Although there is still some damage and inflammation in the rotator cuff, team doctors compared Arroyo’s most recent magnetic resonance imaging test with one taken in 2014 and said might be able to pitch again after going through rehabilitation.
The Nationals announced on Saturday that Arroyo, a 39-year-old right-hander, would be shut down for the next one to two weeks, after which he would begin a shoulder-strengthening program and a throwing program.