Mariners starter Felix Hernandez left Monday’s Cactus League game against the Cubs in the bottom of the second inning after taking a Victor Caratini line drive off of his pitching arm. Hernandez was in “serious pain” and walked off the field with trainers, per Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times.
The Mariners should provide an update after evaluating Hernandez. Obviously, it’s a big scare for the club though the veteran is coming off of a rough 2017. He went 6-5 with a 4.36 ERA and a 78/26 K/BB ratio in 86 2/3 innings last season. Hernandez and James Paxton were set to lead a rotation that also includes Mike Leake and Erasmo Ramirez.
