THE BIG HURT: Hurt file, April 13-18

NOTE: This column focuses on injury analysis, so we don't cover the progress of every injured player. We try to highlight the key fantasy contributors, unusual injuries, or situations where the official projected return is variable or not given. Players whose progress is proceeding as expected are very well covered by fantasy news sources; we'll tend to leave those players alone unless we have something we want to add to the news coverage. This column is updated on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Mondays.

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April 18, 2022

Mike Trout (OF, LAA) – L hand contusion (4/17/22)
He was hit in the hand with a pitch and is experiencing significant swelling. The X-rays were negative, which is obviously good, but he’ll probably...

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