Angels weigh in on current rash of injuries to major-league pitchers

Matt Moore recalled glancing up at a clubhouse television and seeing the words “Tommy John epidemic.” The 34-year-old Angels left-hander, who has been in the major leagues since 2011, was making the point that the current public discourse about pitching injuries is nothing new. “It's too case-by-case to say why each person has gotten hurt,” Moore said. The recent spike in significant injuries to prominent pitchers — Shane Bieber of the Cleveland Guardians, Spencer Strider of the Atlanta Braves and Gerrit Cole of the New York Yankees among them – prompted the Major League Baseball Players' Association to release a statement blaming the pitch timer for the injuries.