Rockies pitcher Jimenez goes on disabled list
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado Rockies All-Star pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a cuticle cut on his right thumb, the team said on Wednesday.
The move is retroactive to April 2, making Jimenez eligible to return on April 17, the Rockies said in a statement.
"We're trying to take care of it right now, trying to make it 100 percent ready," Jimenez told reporters.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I don't want to be 50 percent or 70 percent, then by the time I get to the mound and start throwing again, (the injury) is going to come back."
Jimenez, 27, pitched the Rockies' first ever no-hitter last season, beating the Atlanta Braves 4-0.
The right-hander went on to compile a 19-8 record with a 2.88 earned run average.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; editing by Rex Gowar).