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….and Cole Hamels is Done for the Year
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This is one of those conflicting things because you love Cole Hamels but absolutely hate the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Turns out Hamels won’t be pitching for LA this season because he experienced arm pain during a simulated game:
I guess when Cole Hamels’ 2-inning simulated game became 1 inning, there was more to it.
Hamels was placed on the 60-day injured list by the Dodgers, ending his season
— Eric Stephen (@ericstephen) August 17, 2021
That ends his season and the Dodgers are on the hook for a million dollars.
The injury creates some question of whether Hamels will appear in another MLB game. He missed nearly all of the 2020 season with a shoulder injury, pitching only 3.1 innings in one start on a one-year, $18 million contract with the Atlanta Braves.
Hamels attempted to mount an MLB comeback earlier this year and had a number of teams intrigued, but ultimately signed with the Dodgers for $1 million. He wasn’t expected to contribute to the team immediately as he required some stretching out, but the team was certainly hoping for some help by the time September rolled around.
It’s a bummer, I guess. Would have been bittersweet to see Hamels pitching for the Dodgers, but he’s a California guy and a World Series MVP and incredibly easy to cheer for as a title-winner in Philly. He’s 37 years old right now turn 38 this offseason, so is this it for him? Does somebody try taking a final swing with Cole before he calls it a career?
Cole Hamels got a combined $19M fully guaranteed for 3.1 Major League Innings and one inning of a sim game
Play baseball kids
— Joe Edinger (@Joe_Edinger) August 17, 2021
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com