ARLINGTON, Texas — That dark bruise a few inches about Felix Hernandez’s right wrist has plenty of time to heal.
The Seattle ace said Sunday that he’s OK a day after taking a liner off his forearm in his last scheduled start of the season. He displayed the bruise Sunday before the Mariners’ series finale at Texas.
When Hernandez was asked when he would be able to throw again, he said, “I don’t need to throw anymore.”
A season after winning the AL Cy Young Award, the big right-hander finished 14-14 with a 3.47 ERA and 222 strikeouts in 233 2/3 innings.
The 3 1/3 innings was his shortest start this season. He was 0-3 with a 7.71 ERA his last three starts.
Footnotes.
J.D. Drew was activated off the 15-day disabled list and inserted into the Red Sox’s lineup for the second game of a doubleheader against the Yankees.
• The Indians purchased outfielder Jerad Head’s contract from Triple-A Columbus.
• Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg will be on an innings limit next season as he continues his comeback from reconstructive surgery on his pitching elbow.
