2 min read • March 08, 2022
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Every baseball fan remembers Braves starting pitcher Charlie Morton's heroic exit from the World Series.
Morton threw 16 pitches after taking a lined shot off his leg from the bat of Yuli Gurriel. He got the next three batters, then walked off with a broken right fibula.
He celebrated the Braves' World Series title on crutches and in a cast after undergoing surgery to fix the break, which was about five or six inches about the ankle.
Now the questions turn to how the 38-year-old will looks when he returns to the mound this season.
The ProBaseballDocs project that the leg shouldn't bother him much, if at all, in the early going. With the break above the ankle, Morton's recovery was pretty straight forward and he himself has said he anticipates being ready for the start of the season.
The bigger issue for Morton could be how quickly he's able to "ramp up" to full usage once the lockout is resolved.
That's a problem facing every pitcher in the league at the moment, but Morton's advanced age certainly doesn't make the ramp up any easier.
Nearly two weeks ago, we wrote that the delayed spring training could give rise to numerous soft tissue injuries when position players and pitchers attempt to hurriedly prepare for the season.
Morton projects as the Braves' top starter, followed by Max Fried, Ian Anderson, Huascar Ynoa and Tucker Davidson.
It remains to be seen when Opening Day will be, but the ProBaseballDocs project that Morton will be able to take the hill whenever the baseball season commences.
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