Joe Nathan
Detroit Tigers reliever Joe Nathan, who wasn't exactly beloved by the fans, is out for the season, The Detroit News reports.
Things didn't go well on Wednesday for Nathan, who had his share of shaky outings last year, prompting fans to boo him at times.
Jason Beck of MLB.com writes that Nathan underwent an examination and tests Wednesday afternoon after leaving his rehab appearance at Triple-A Toledo earlier in the day with what appeared to be a recurrence of his right flexor injury.
Nathan was scheduled to throw one inning and up to 25 pitches in the Mud Hens' game Wednesday morning against Louisville. He had thrown 10 pitches (seven for strikes) with a groundout and a strikeout when his first-pitch fastball to Louisville's Bryson Smith left him in pain.
"He felt a pop," Ausmus said. "He thought it was possibly scar tissue, tried to throw another pitch, but it didn't go so well."
