{"id":75165,"date":"2024-05-31T12:19:12","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T16:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=75165"},"modified":"2024-05-31T12:19:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T16:19:12","slug":"contreras-optimistic-recovery-teammates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/31\/contreras-optimistic-recovery-teammates\/","title":{"rendered":"Contreras Optimistic About Recovery and Teammates During IL Stint"},"content":{"rendered":"

St. Louis Cardinals Catcher Willson Contreras is optimistic about his broken arm’s recovery and about how his team is performing since the injury. When a swing from J.D. Martinez fractured Contreras’ arm<\/a> on May 8th, the Cardinals were in a bad spot<\/a> that looked like it was getting worse. A win streak in the days since has changed the complexion of their season and Contreras feels he is not far out from rejoining the team.<\/p>\n

“If it was my decision, I would say I’d aim for mid-June, I’m not going to go above the doctor’s head, but I’m feeling really well and I’m feeling really positive about it,” Contreras told the Fox Sports broadcast during an in-game interview on May 25<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The latest On Willson’s Injury<\/h3>\n

Contreras had a plate put onto his broken forearm within days of the fracture. He is now wearing a plastic cover over the incision site. Contreras has resumed conditioning drills to stay in shape and ready for a return. The initial timeline for his return was at the All-Star Break in mid-July. However, he’s optimistic he can come back before that.<\/p>\n

“The way I feel I would say it’s not going to be All-Star Break; it could be earlier than that. I’m not going to say something that’s going to get over the doctor’s opinion. but if you ask me how I feel I feel great,” Contreras told reporters on May 17. “The trainers are telling me that it’s expected to be healing pretty good, not this fast, but really good. So, I’m really happy with how the process is going and how well I’m recovering from that injury.”<\/p>\n

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Willson Contreras is feeling great after forearm surgery: “The way I feel, I could say it’s not going to be All-Star break (for a return date). It could be earlier than that.” #STLCards<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/PlyyYFHOrw<\/a><\/p>\n

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