Merrill Kelly se perderá el Opening Day de los Diamondbacks por lesión en la espalda

El derecho Merrill Kelly no abrirá por los Arizona Diamondbacks en el Opening Day de la temporada 2026 debido a una lesión en la espalda. El problema, descrito como irritación del nervio intercostal, surgió durante el spring training en Scottsdale, Arizona. Aunque las pruebas no muestran daños estructurales, el plazo para su regreso sigue sin aclararse.

En Scottsdale, Arizona, los Diamondbacks anunciaron que Merrill Kelly, su esperado abridor para el Opening Day, se perderá el inicio de la temporada 2026 por una tensión en la parte media de la espalda izquierda. Kelly fue retirado de una sesión de bateo en vivo el sábado después de sentir la molestia. Pruebas posteriores, que incluyeron al menos una resonancia magnética y un TAC, revelaron irritación del nervio intercostal pero no problemas estructurales en la columna, costillas, músculos o tendones.

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