Orioles 3rd baseman Jordan Westburg will be out at least through April with an elbow injury

By: The Associated Press Posted: 11:03 AM CST Friday, Feb. 20, 2026

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Baltimore Orioles third baseman Jordan Westburg has a partial ligament tear in his right elbow and will be sidelined at least through April, general manager Mike Elias said Friday.

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Westburg already had been unable to take part in spring training after injuring his right oblique during the offseason. Elias said the 27-year-old was getting a platelet injection Friday to treat the ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow. A timeline for a return will be determined after April.

Westburg hit .265 with 17 homers and 41 RBs in 85 games last season, missing time with a left hamstring strain and a right ankle sprain. He hit .265 with 18 homers and 63 RBIs in 107 games in 2024, when he appeared in the All-Star Game two weeks before sustaining a broken right hand when getting hit by a pitch. Westburg missed nearly two months.

FILE - Baltimore Orioles' Jordan Westburg (11) warms up before a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

The elbow injury to Westburg means the Orioles will begin the season without two starting infielders. Second baseman Jackson Holliday is recovering from a broken hamate bone in his right hand. The 22-year-old is expected to be playing by mid-April.