Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Miami Marlins will be without their ace pitcher for at least the next two weeks — and perhaps considerably longer.<\/p>\n
Reigning National League Rookie of the Year Jose Fernandez was placed on the 15-day disabled list while the Marlins await the results of an MRI performed Monday on his ailing right elbow.<\/p>\n
Fernandez, who followed up his dazzling rookie campaign by being named the NL’s Pitcher of the Month for April, could face the possibility of needing season-ending surgery if a ligament tear in the elbow is found.<\/p>\n
The team has initially referred to the injury as a right elbow sprain.<\/p>\n
Fernandez is coming off a rough outing in San Diego on Friday, in which the 21-year-old phenom was tagged for six runs — five earned — in five innings and saw a noticeable decrease in velocity on his fastball towards the end of his stint.<\/p>\n
In eight starts this season, Fernandez has gone 4-2 with a 2.44 earned run average and racked up 70 strikeouts in just 51 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n
The Cuban-born righty captured last year’s Rookie of the Year honor and finished third in voting for the NL’s Cy Young Award. Fernandez finished second in the league with a 2.19 ERA while going 12-6 with 187 strikeouts over 28 starts for a Marlins team that won an NL-worst 62 games.<\/p>\n
Reliever Dan Jennings was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans in a corresponding move. The lefty posted a 1.74 ERA in 10 appearances for the Marlins prior to being sent to the minors last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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