Overview
- Ragans was shut down for two to three days after his weekend rehab start, Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Monday.
- His Triple‑A outing for Omaha covered about 4 1/3 innings and 68 pitches, with one run allowed, three strikeouts and mid-90s fastball velocity.
- Ragans reported no pain during the game but woke the next day with elbow stiffness that mirrored the symptoms he felt after his May 6 major‑league exit.
- The team diagnosed the issue as valgus extension overload, a repetition-related elbow impingement, and will follow a conservative, pitch‑counted ramp before resuming throws.
- The setback complicates Kansas City’s thin rotation because Ragans has two prior Tommy John surgeries and a recent rotator‑cuff absence, so the club will lean on internal depth, bullpen innings and spot starts until reevaluation.