9:09pm: Toronto hopes that Sanchez will be able to bounce back quickly, as Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports. The current plan is for the righty to take the ball for a rehab outing over the weekend, which might keep him on something like regular rest while allowing him to return to the majors after a minimal absence. That being said, as manager John Gibbons made clear, the organization will first make sure that Sanchez is fully healed.
4:21pm: The Blue Jays have placed righty Aaron Sanchez back on the 10-day DL, per a club announcement. A split nail is the cause, though the issue is tied closely to a preexisting impairment.
Sanchez had only just been activated from the DL to start on Sunday. But he lasted only a single inning, as he was forced out of action when his right middle fingernail split. Sanchez had undergone surgery in that area in an attempt to alleviate a blister problem, so it seems the new problem is related.
It’s not known what’s next for Sanchez and the Jays, who undoubtedly would like to find a clear path to overcoming the issue. The young righty suggested that perhaps the nail simply “wasn’t strong enough,” so it could well be that rest will be needed to allow it to heal.
We’ll have to wait to learn more to get a sense for how long Sanchez might be out this time around, but it seems reasonable to expect the club to build in some added margin for error. Righty Danny Barnes will take his roster spot for now, though it’s unclear as yet what the team will do to fill in for the open starting slot.
This will sound crazy but they should have known this could happen and put surgical glue on the nail to give it strength. Cover it with clear nail polish and most likely no problem.
I wonder what he baseball/sports doctors think of your suggestion? Sounds good to me, but who knows considering the torque that he puts on that arm/hand.
Can they though or would that be deemed a foreign substance?
I think that as long as it was medical and he didn’t use it to “doctor” the ball, it would be okay.
no foreign substances at all are allowed on thr mound
Pitchers are allowed to spray on suntan spray or lotion and anti bug spray or lotion. Combined with sweat, pitchers use these by touching their skin in order to create a stickiness in order to grip the ball better. No canisters of these are allowed on the mound, but SOME applied substances are allowed and I suggest that a nail polish or hard glue keeping a nail together, since it has been applied to the body like suntan or anitbug, would be allowed. Another substance that is allowed is hair gel/treatment. Many pitchers will run their hands through their hair after this has been applied in order to pick up stickiness for a better grip. Good question to ask MLB though.
Pitchers are actually not allowed to do that. No applied substances are allowed. It’s sort of an unwritten rule – pitchers do it all the time and managers and umpires let it pass unless it’s obvious. Beecause literally everybody does it. But it’s still illegal.
Remember in the playoffs when Trevor Bauer’s stitches opened up on his finger and blood was pouring off? He hasn’t been allowed to use any kind of glue to hold the stitches in place.
I’d also wager that most pitchers want the tactile sense on their finger. If they can’t pitch with a bare fingertip that day they might be better off missing the start.
didn’t Brian Wilson used to paint his nails when he pitched for the Giants?
Jello. Lots and lots of jello. Look it up…
Myth perpetrated by the people who deal in cow’s hooves.
You can’t have glue or any other substance on your hand while pitching.
You can’t have a wet glue but a dried colorless glue covered by a clear nail polish would work. Just polish all the nails so it looks normal. If it was done before his nail split it would have been ok. I would bet they glued the nail after or ripped it out completely which will take around a month possibly more to grow in.