Nationals’ Josiah Gray becomes MLB’s latest pitcher to suffer a major arm injury WSOC TV [Video]

Major League Baseball’s epidemic of major arm injuries among pitchers continues. The latest to suffer a serious elbow injury is Washington Nationals right-hander Josiah Gray.

The Nationals announced that Gray has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow/forearm flexor strain. He was scheduled to start for Washington on Tuesday versus the San Francisco Giants. Right-hander Joan Adon was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to take his place.

In his two starts this season, Gray struck out nine batters in 8 1/3 innings but allowed 13 runs and 15 hits. Last year, he finished with an 8–13 record, 3.91 ERA and 143 strikeouts in 159 innings. Gray also allowed 22 home runs and 80 walks in his second full major-league season. He was Washington’s lone All-Star representative.

The 26-year-old was a top prospect for the Los Angeles Dodgers and a key piece with catcher Keibert Ruiz in the 2021 trade for …