The dominant closer will miss the 2023 postseason and probably all of 2024, too.
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles will be without all-star closer Félix Bautista in the postseason, General Manager Mike Elias said Saturday. Bautista suffered a tear of his right ulnar collateral ligament Aug. 25 but had been throwing in recent days in the hopes that he could pitch through the injury and contribute in October.Bautista had gone as far as to throw to batters in a simulated game this past week, but the 28-year-old fireballer “ran out of time,” Elias said.
“He felt okay, but we’re talking about going to play the highest level of baseball in the world here in the next few weeks,” Elias said. “Just getting him into a competitive state ... it was a pipe dream to begin with, and it just seemed increasingly far-fetched. I think it was responsible of everyone, including him, and admirable of him, to try to continue pitching.”Bautista had been dominant before the injury, pitching to a 1.
“What we do have is a lot of really talented pitchers and some guys that are equipped to be starting pitchers who, because of the playoff format, are going to be in our bullpen,” Elias said. “I actually think that’s going to be nice because we have a lot of healthy, starting-caliber pitchers up and running right now on the team. That’s maybe something we’re going to try to lean into in the playoffs.
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