In a corresponding transfer, reliever Collin Snider was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma.
Sitting within the visiting dugout at Tropicana Discipline on Tuesday, a visibly distraught Woo was not sure of his timeline to restoration. He wouldn’t be eligible to be activated till July 9, six days earlier than the All-Star break.
“Simply taking it daily proper now,” Woo mentioned, later including, “It is the primary time I’ve ever handled one thing like this. So I do not know a lot about it. I simply know as a normal sports activities information that hamstrings will be form of irritating and delicate generally. So, like I mentioned, I am simply going to take heed to the coaching employees and take it at some point at a time.”
Woo mentioned he didn’t expertise any ache in his leg till his sixtieth and ultimate pitch of a 4-3 loss, after which he was seen grabbing the world and stretching it out. Upon conferring with Mariners supervisor Scott Servais and head athletic coach Kyle Torgerson, Woo unsuccessfully tried a warmup pitch, unable to finish his supply down the mound earlier than releasing the ball to the plate.
“I did not really feel something earlier than,” Woo mentioned. “After which making an attempt to throw a observe pitch or no matter it was, I simply did not really feel like I might like push off the best way I needed to. … I’ve by no means had any like lower-body stuff, hamstring stuff. So I form of did not actually know what was happening. I simply knew that I felt completely different. It did not really feel like something I had felt earlier than, so I simply needed to be further cautious about it.”
To that time, Woo had pitched in addition to he had all season on Monday, averaging a 2.3 mph uptick on the rate to each his fastballs, which had been constantly topping 97 mph. He gave up 5 hits with zero walks and three strikeouts whereas surrendering only one run, which scored after he departed and Tayler Saucedo entered.
“It was most likely the most effective I’ve felt all season,” Woo mentioned.
Woo wasn’t positive how lively he’ll be capable to hold his arm whereas sidelined, however he’s hopeful that he’ll at the least be capable to proceed to throw.
The hamstring problem is the newest blow throughout a irritating 12 months during which Woo has been electrical however struggled to remain wholesome.
When on the mound, he’s been among the many Mariners’ greatest gamers, with a 1.77 ERA, 213 ERA+ (league common is 100), a 0.69 WHIP, with 28 strikeouts, three walks and a .428 OPS in opposition to. He’s already been price extra wins above substitute in simply eight begins in 2024 (1.1) than in 18 throughout a formidable rookie season (1.0), per FanGraphs.
“It is clearly been a tricky season, I assume, to date, simply coping with accidents,” Woo mentioned. “I lastly really feel like I’ve bought an evening the place I am feeling good, the ball is popping out nicely, the stuff feels prefer it’s getting again to the place I really feel prefer it may very well be after which, yeah.”
Woo’s subsequent flip can be on Sunday in opposition to the Twins in Seattle. It’s unclear who will get that task, however one possibility — veteran lefty Dallas Keuchel, who has pitched completely at Triple-A Tacoma this season — was traded to the Brewers earlier Tuesday in trade for money concerns.
Snider was recalled to present the Mariners a recent bullpen arm after they turned to 6 relievers on Monday and 4 on Sunday, when Bryce Miller was relieved after 4 innings after surrendering six runs in Miami.
