(SportsRadio 610) - Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. said in a recent interview that the MLB lockout is hampering his rehab from a season-ending forearm injury suffered during the American League Division Series against the Chicago White Sox last year.
McCullers told teenage interviewer Maanav Gupta that he is behind in his recovery from the forearm strain, describing the progress as choppy.
With the lockout, MLB players do not have access to team trainers and rehab specialists, leaving recovering players like McCullers to mostly fend for themselves.
"The people I would usually rely on for the rehab, I haven’t been able to speak to or communicate with," said McCullers, who is also the Astros' player representative with the union. "It’s been a little difficult, I’m not going to lie. The rehab’s been a little bit choppy. I was hoping to be a little bit further along than I am right now but we have the unfortunate circumstance of being locked out. I’m still trying and still pushing and rehabbing away."
Listen to the audio player above to hear Payne & Pendergast discuss McCullers returning from injury.