The St Louis Cardinals have been without their ace all season and may very well have to wait until next season to get him back. Although right handed pitcher Jordan Hicks could be back in the line-up by August, that timeline may be delayed.
He has been out since suffering an elbow injury and has only appeared in 10 games. During that time, he has ten strikeouts and has a 5.40 ERA. All of those games Hicks has appeared were in the month of June.
The Houston Texas native has opted out of playing last season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Overall, he has posted a 5-6 record, 111 K’s and a 3.64.
The St Louis Cardinals are eight games behind the Milwaukee Brewers for first place in the National League Central division with a 44-46 record.
The door is not yet closed on Hicks returning this season. But if manager Mike Shildt’s latest update is any indication, the Cardinals should not hold their breath on him coming back, marking yet another blow to a roster that has been devastated by injuries.
| Date | Source | Injury | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-04 16:05 | USA | Elbow | Hicks has wound up the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammation, and he is without a definitive timetable for return. Expected Return: Out indefinitely |
| 2020-02-21 05:05 | FOX | Elbow | 60-Day Injured List Elbow |
| 2020-02-12 18:05 | TSN | Elbow | on 60-day IL, Recovery from right elbow surgery |
| 2020-01-28 12:05 | TSN | Elbow | day-to-day, Recovery from right elbow surgery |
| 2020-01-19 15:35 | ESPN | Elbow | Hicks (elbow), who resumed a throwing program earlier this month, is aiming for a return to the Cardinals at some point in the middle of the season, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. |
| 2019-11-01 18:05 | ESPN | Elbow | Hicks (elbow) was moved to the 40-man roster Friday. |
| 2019-07-12 10:35 | MLB | Undisclosed | Recovering from June 2019 Tommy John surgery Placed on 10-day injured list June 25, retroactive to June 23; underwent Tommy John surgery June 26; transferred to 60-day injured list July 11. |
| 2019-06-26 17:35 | MLB | Undisclosed | Recovering from June 2019 Tommy John surgery Placed on 10-day injured list June 25, retroactive to June 23; underwent Tommy John surgery June 26. |
| 2019-02-20 17:35 | ESPN | Undisclosed | Hicks has been limited to throwing bullpen sessions thus far in spring training as the Cardinals look to regulate his spring workload, Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com reports. |
Romano Di Franco is the head writer for whoshurt.com and is a graduate of the Algonquin College Radio Broadcasting program.