Cardinals pitcher attempting MLB comeback sustains crushing arm injury just 3 pitches into his outing

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Packy Naughton cannot drawback a break.

Naughton, 29, was pitching successful nan Cardinals’ Triple-A connection connected Wednesday attempting an MLB comeback erstwhile he appeared to prolong different limb wounded conscionable 3 pitches into his latest outing.

Naughton fired a 1-1 transportation good wide of nan onslaught area and instantly grabbed his near elbow. He took a mates of paces toward location sheet earlier bending complete successful pain. He yet walked disconnected pinch a trainer while holding his near arm.

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St. Louis Cardinals alleviation pitcher Packy Naughton pitches against nan Toronto Blue Jays during nan ninth inning astatine Busch Stadium successful St. Louis, Missouri, connected April 2, 2023. (Jeff Curry/USA TODAY Sports)

"That’s ne'er a bully sign," Charlotte Knights announcer Matt Swierad said during nan broadcast. "Hopefully thing excessively superior there, conscionable thing he was trying to beryllium cautious about."

Naughton’s unfortunate tally of limb injuries began successful 2023 erstwhile he tore his flexor tendon aft 4 scoreless appearances, forcing him to miss nan remainder of nan season. In 2024, while rehabbing, Naughton re-tore nan flexor tendon successful summation to tearing nan ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) successful his near elbow.

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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Packy Naughton is pictured connected nan section successful Jupiter, Florida, connected Feb. 17, 2026. (Jim Rassol/Imagn Images)

He underwent Tommy John room to repair his UCL and missed some nan 2024 and 2025 seasons.

Despite nan injuries, Naughton signed a two-year insignificant convention woody astatine nan extremity of nan 2024 season. The Cardinals knew he would beryllium rehabbing passim 2025 and hoped he would beryllium a portion of nan team’s bullpen successful 2026.

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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Packy Naughton throws a transportation during a outpouring training workout astatine Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium successful Jupiter, Fla., connected Feb. 14, 2026. (Sam Navarro/Imagn Images)

Naughton seemed for illustration he was connected his measurement to being a personnel of nan bullpen successful this year’s outpouring training, signaling a 1.29 ERA complete 7 appearances.

Across 3 seasons, 1 pinch nan Los Angeles Angels and 2 pinch nan Cardinals, Naughton has appeared successful 37 games, going 0-6 pinch a 4.98 ERA and 1 prevention successful 59.2 innings pitched.

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