The Kansas City Royals’ pitcher Kyle Wright has been caught up in yet another issue, where a small problem came up while trying to return from shoulder surgery. During his second practice game in the minor leagues, his shoulder felt tired. Because of this issue, the team has now stopped his rehab for now, but he’s still on the injured list. The Royals said he will rest and skip one or two starts before trying again. On Friday, he was in Kansas City, where he was seen gently throwing the ball to stay active.
Kyle Wright caught in shoulder injury drama
Kyle Wright was in need of 49 pitches, to be able to get through the innings. He said:
“I didn’t want to try to be a hero, I kind of felt when I went out for that second inning, I felt like my delt was tired, so I kind of noticed my velo was dropping just a touch. Means I was protecting. Just wanted to not do anything dumb. Overall, I felt good. First inning felt good. Just got tired.”
As per Wright, he’ll play catch for a few days at Kauffman Stadium to understand how his shoulder feels. Then, along with the trainers, they will decide what to do next. He still wants to return to the Royals only when he feels almost fully healthy. He said:
“If I was in season, I’d probably keep pitching, But in rehab, the objective is to feel as good as possible when I get back here. So I didn’t want to push through stuff and make it worse for when it is time for me to be activated.”
He further said:
“You kind of forget these things happen in season. So just knowing that we still have some time, take the extra days now and let things calm back down. And hopefully get back in there later.”
Royals’ manager Mall Quatraro reacts
Further, Kansas City Royals’ manager Matt Quatraro feels the club doesn’t “believe it’s serious at all,” and that issues like this are to be expected after how long of a layoff Wright has had.
Kyle Wright, 29, had to miss all the opportunities last season after shoulder surgery in October 2023. The Royals acquired him in November, knowing he wouldn’t play for a while. After training in Arizona, he started rehab on May 2 and made one start.
Quantraro said:
"In general, in a long rehab process, the likelihood of everything going smoothly is not real high, II think especially with somebody that had the severity of the shoulder surgery he did, it’s not uncommon to have a little bit of a hiccup in the rehab process. But I think we feel really good about the fact that it’s not serious and it’s nothing structural. It’s just a little tightness.”
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Kyle Wright caught in shoulder injury drama
Kyle Wright was in need of 49 pitches, to be able to get through the innings. He said:
“I didn’t want to try to be a hero, I kind of felt when I went out for that second inning, I felt like my delt was tired, so I kind of noticed my velo was dropping just a touch. Means I was protecting. Just wanted to not do anything dumb. Overall, I felt good. First inning felt good. Just got tired.”
RHP Kyle Wright has been recalled from his rehab assignment with shoulder fatigue. Our tentative plan is to skip a start or two and have him back out soon.
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) May 9, 2025
As per Wright, he’ll play catch for a few days at Kauffman Stadium to understand how his shoulder feels. Then, along with the trainers, they will decide what to do next. He still wants to return to the Royals only when he feels almost fully healthy. He said:
“If I was in season, I’d probably keep pitching, But in rehab, the objective is to feel as good as possible when I get back here. So I didn’t want to push through stuff and make it worse for when it is time for me to be activated.”
He further said:
“You kind of forget these things happen in season. So just knowing that we still have some time, take the extra days now and let things calm back down. And hopefully get back in there later.”
Royals’ manager Mall Quatraro reacts
Further, Kansas City Royals’ manager Matt Quatraro feels the club doesn’t “believe it’s serious at all,” and that issues like this are to be expected after how long of a layoff Wright has had.
Kyle Wright, 29, had to miss all the opportunities last season after shoulder surgery in October 2023. The Royals acquired him in November, knowing he wouldn’t play for a while. After training in Arizona, he started rehab on May 2 and made one start.
Quantraro said:
"In general, in a long rehab process, the likelihood of everything going smoothly is not real high, II think especially with somebody that had the severity of the shoulder surgery he did, it’s not uncommon to have a little bit of a hiccup in the rehab process. But I think we feel really good about the fact that it’s not serious and it’s nothing structural. It’s just a little tightness.”
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