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Nick Kingham Leaves Game With Elbow Discomfort

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After working into the sixth inning on Tuesday, Nick Kingham experienced some pain in his right elbow, causing him to leave the game with a trainer.

“[Kingham] was removed from his start today due to discomfort in his right elbow,” Indianapolis released in a statement. “He is being evaluated and we will provide more information when it becomes available.”

Kingham struck out Aaron Hicks for the first out in the sixth inning, and it appeared that catcher Tony Sanchez noticed something. After throwing two more pitches to the following hitter, Sanchez visited the mound again, followed by the trainer and Kingham left the game.

Prior to the injury, Kingham was cruising, tossing only 60 pitches through 5.1 innings pitched. He struck out three and allowed only three hits and a solo home run.

While he had been done in by big innings most of the season, Kingham came into the game having allowed 31 hits and 15 runs in 26 innings. While there have been some slight command issues, he had only walked seven hitters, while striking out 29 hitters.

Indianapolis coaches were not made available for post game comments regarding the injury.

After losing Jameson Taillon to Tommy John surgery before last season, and Brandon Cumpton to the same injury this spring, any elbow injury will come as a scare to a top pitching prospect. We will provide any further updates when we receive them.

Ryan Palencer
Ryan Palencer
Ryan has been following Indianapolis baseball for most of his life, and the Pirates since they became the affiliate in 2005. He began writing for Pirates Prospects in 2013, in a stint that ran through 2016 (with no service time manipulation played in). Ryan rejoined the team in 2022, covering Indianapolis once again. He has covered the Pirates in four different big league stadiums. Ryan was also fortunate enough to cover the 2015 Futures Game in Cincinnati.

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