Padres News: RHP Joe Musgrove Suffers Freak Injury, Could Miss Significant Time

This is not what Padres fans wanted to see.

Padres RHP Joe Musgrove suffered a fractured toe in the weight room on Tuesday, according to the team and reported by The Athletic's Dennis Lin. He broke the big toe on his left foot.

Unfortunate injury news for the Padres; Joe Musgrove fractured his big left toe in the weight room yesterday, according to the team. More info to come.

— Dennis Lin (@dennistlin) February 28, 2023

While the team hasn't sent out additional information yet, he's expected to miss an extended period of time with the injury.

Musgrove is one of the more important players on this Padres team. The 30-year-old went 10-7 with a 2.93 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in 30 starts last season, and was named to the All-Star team for the first time in his career.

Musgrove is entering the first year of a five-year, $100 million contract, that will pay him $20 million every year until his age-34 season.

Hopefully, this is just a minor setback, and Musgrove is able to get back on the mound soon and work on a second consecutive All-Star season. He threw 181 innings for the team last year, after throwing 181.1 innings in his first year with the team in 2021.

UPDATE

USA Today reporter Bob Nightengale shared a timeline update on Musgrove.

Minimum of two weeks before Joe Musgrove can even begin throwing again.

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) February 28, 2023

Padres radio host Sammy Lev shared exactly what kind of weight caused the injury.

Joe Musgrove’s fractured toe came from dropping a kettlebell on his foot, according to Bob Melvin.

— Sammy Levitt (@SammyLev) February 28, 2023

We'll continue to update you on this story when we learn more.