Houston Astros Ace Leaves Rehab Start With Apparent Injury

The Houston Astros may have seen a setback with one of their starters during his rehab start on Friday evening.

Kade Kistner | May 24, 2024

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The Houston Astros received some bad news on Friday evening.

Astro starter Jose Urquidy left his rehab start with a trainer on Friday night after throwing 56 pitches. According to The Athletic, he was seen flexing his hand and fingers in what the team is now calling right forearm discomfort.

Urquidy was working his way back from a right forearm injury, those types of injuries can lead to Tommy John surgery, something Urquidy was initially able to avoid.

How Urquidy will respond is unknown nor is the severity of the re-injury.

The Astros have had a hard time keeping their rotation healthy and getting Urquidy back into the rotation would have provided some immediate relief for a unit needing help.

Now, Houston will have to continue to operate as they have been and hope that Urquidy's injury isn't severe and continue to wait on other starters such as Lance McCullers Jr. and Luis Garcia to work their way back from injury.

Published May 24, 2024

KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.