Blake Money, a 6-foot-7-inch sophomore starting pitcher for the LSU Tigers, has been the ace for the team this year. He’s the Friday night guy.
In his first three starts, he was, as his name suggests, “money.” He carried a 0.44 ERA into last Friday’s game against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. In what should have been another quality start for Money, things went horribly wrong.
Money was pulled after only 4.1 innings, in which he gave up five runs on only two hits to the Wildcats. He looked like a completely different pitcher than he had been all season long, which led some to believe that something was wrong.
It turns out that Money has been dealing with what is being referred to as “wrist irritation,” according to coach Jay Johnson.
Jay Johnson on Blake Money: He had an intense day of treatment yesterday, which went very good and positive. The only thing I can say is there does not appear to be any kind of length to this injury at all.” #LSU
— Leah Vann (@LVann_Sports) March 14, 2022
Any kind of injury to a pitcher’s throwing arm can be very tough to deal with. Since last Friday, Money has been going through treatment to try and heal his wrist, and Johnson said Money is listed as day-to-day.
It is unknown whether he will pitch this weekend or not. LSU opens SEC play with a series against Texas A&M on Friday at Alex Box Stadium.
Getting Money back to 100% as quickly as possible is pivotal for the success of this Tigers team. You are going to need your ace, especially later in the year, and LSU will hope his recovery goes smoothly.
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