Woodruff's Shoulder Inflammation: Brewers' Rotation Shifts

0:00On May 1st, Milwaukee Brewers Ace Brandon Woodruff is sidelined after leaving his Thursday start with just 5 outs recorded. The team put the 33-year-old right-hander on the 15-day injured list Friday due to right shoulder inflammation. Earlier this week, his fastball velocity tanked hard during that outing. Woodruff usually sits around 92.5 mph on his 4-seam fastballs this season, but Thursday it averaged just 85, 0.4, topping out at 86.9. The Brewers held their breath waiting on MRI results right after the game, knowing his history with shoulder surgery back in 2023. Everyone saw the drop and got worried quick. Manager Pat Murphy said Woodruff didn't feel hurt exactly, just that his arm fell dead and nothing was coming out. Cauches talks about the injured list were already happening then. They were called right-hander Easton McGee from Triple A Nashville to fill the spot, and now the rotation shifts as they monitor Woodruff's recovery step.

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