Yasiel Puig is headed to the disabled for the first time in his young career after experiencing a setback with his ailing left hamstring. The Los Angeles Dodgers announced the move prior to their finale against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Sunday afternoon.
Puig, 24, has been dealing with a left hamstring strain for the better part of two weeks. The original injury kept him out of four games last week. He returned for the Dodgers series with San Francisco earlier this week, but aggravated the injury again during Friday's win in San Diego.
Puig was also struck on the knee by a pitch on Friday. That injury isn't serious and played no role in worsening his hamstring issue.
Puig was actually well enough to hit in the batting cage on Sunday morning, but the Dodgers decided the DL is the way to go if they hope to get him right for the long haul.
In the meantime, this will thin out the logjam in the Dodgers outfield. Andre Ethier, Carl Crawford and rookie Joc Pederson are in for regular playing time over the next two weeks.
In other Dodgers injury news, reliever Joel Peralta was also placed on the disabled list with right shoulder soreness. Peralta first started dealing with a shoulder issue in spring training and has yet to feel comfortable during the season. He was still effective, pitching 5 2/3 innings of scoreless ball in seven appearances, but like Puig the Dodgers want to get him right. There's no early indication how long he'll be sidelined.
The Dodgers also have an MRI scheduled for starter Brandon McCarthy, who left Saturday's outing with tightness in his right elbow. McCarthy had pitched through discomfort for the past two weeks, and there's obvious concern he might be faced with ligament damage.
The Dodgers will know more on Monday, but it goes without saying this has not been their best weekend health wise.
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