Pete Fairbanks injury update: Rays put closer on the injured list with forearm inflammation

When Tampa Bay Rays closer Pete Fairbanks left the ninth inning of a win over the Chicago White Sox last week with numbness in his fingers, the team attributed the symptoms to the his Raynaud's syndrome – a condition that restricts blood supply to extremities, particularly in cold weather. Fairbanks even threw over the weekend, and seemed like he was on the right track.

But the numbness has persisted even in the warmth of the Trop, and now it appears there may be something far more serious going on:

#Rays put Fairbanks on IL – with right forearm inflammation

– Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) May 3, 2023

  
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