Rockies shut down LHP Austin Gomber for season
The Colorado Rockies have shut down left-hander Austin Gomber for the season so he can recover from a stress fracture in his lower back. The Rockies initially placed Gomber on the 10-day injured list but have now moved him to the 60-day IL with a condition called pars defect, defined as a stress fracture of the bones of the lower spine, typically due to overuse. "It's going to keep him out for the rest of the season," s