Kelvin Herrera Injury: Updates on Royals Pitcher's Arm and Return

Updates from Sunday, Oct. 5

Kathleen Gier of The Kansas City Star reports when fans could expect to see Kelvin Herrera return to the field:

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After playing catch with Royals reliever Kelvin Herrera during batting practice on Saturday, pitching coach Dave Eiland said Herrera should be available for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels at Kauffman Stadium.

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Gier continued with a statement from Royals manager Ned Yost discussing Herrera's recovery:

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He’s on the training table and he’s going to go out and throw, so I don’t quite know right now. As soon as he gets done we’ll see where he’s at.

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Updates from Friday, Oct. 3 

Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com provides an update on Kelvin Herrera's injury:

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The Kansas City Royals could be looking at an ALDS without one-third of their brilliant bullpen trio.

Reliever Kelvin Herrera reportedly injured his right forearm during Game 1 against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night, per Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times:

He appeared in the bottom of the seventh inning but was removed after throwing five pitches. He made way for rookie Brandon Finnegan, per Andy McCullough of The Kansas City Star:

McCullough later revealed more detail:

Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan tweeted out why the injury is so concerning:

In 70 appearances during the regular season, Herrera posted a 4-3 record with a 1.41 earned run average. He appeared for 1.2 innings during the Royals' Wild Card Game win over the Oakland Athletics, giving up one earned run on four hits.

In the event Herrera does miss a major chunk of the series and possibly the postseason, Kansas City would be in serious trouble. One of the Royals' biggest assets is their bullpen.

While the team would still have Wade Davis and Greg Holland at the end of the game, it leaves major question marks as to how manager Ned Yost would fill the void left by Herrera.