Report: Bumgarner expected to miss 6-8 weeks after dirt bike accident
Madison Bumgarner was placed on the 10-day disabled list Friday after the San Francisco Giants southpaw suffered bruised ribs and a left shoulder AC sprain in a dirt bike accident Thursday.
He is expected to miss six-to-eight weeks, a source told FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal.
He will be re-evaluated sometime next week.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti told reporters he had spoken to Bumgarner, who revealed he wasn't doing too well after the accident.
"I'm pretty beat up," Bumgarner told Righetti in a text message, according to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle.
The rest of the Giants were informed of the incident in a closed-door meeting in the Coors Field clubhouse.
"The main thing here is to be grateful he's not hurt worse than he is," Giants backstop Buster Posey told NBC Sports Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic.
Righetti also informed reporters reliever Ty Blach will slide into Bumgarner's spot in the rotation. The Giants also recalled right-hander Chris Stratton from Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding roster move, according to Amy Gutierrez of NBC Sports Bay Area.
Bumgarner suffered the injuries on the team's off day in Denver, and is out of the hospital and recovering at the team's hotel.
This marks the first time Bumgarner has landed on the disabled list in his career.