The day after Cincinnati Reds closer Emilio Pagán was held out of a save situation because of a sore hand, the veteran right-hander got the medical 'all-clear' to pitch through the discomfort.
An MRI Friday (Aug. 14) revealed no ligament or tendon damage in the sore area between his index and middle fingers, said Pagán, who lobbied to pitch in the series finale against the White Sox the day before the scan.
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"Given what happened earlier (this season) when I had some uncomfortable feeling in my hamstring and tried to play through it and it got worse, I didn't really have a leg to stand on and say I don't want to get this image," Pagán said. "I want to just keep going. I tried that. They're like, 'we're gonna try to do it the smart way this time and not push this any more than we need to."
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An MRI Friday (Aug. 14) revealed no ligament or tendon damage in the sore area between his index and middle fingers, said Pagán, who lobbied to pitch in the series finale against the White Sox the day before the scan.
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"Given what happened earlier (this season) when I had some uncomfortable feeling in my hamstring and tried to play through it and it got worse, I didn't really have a leg to stand on and say I don't want to get this image," Pagán said. "I want to just keep going. I tried that. They're like, 'we're gonna try to do it the smart way this time and not push this any more than we need to."
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