The Giants' ace, who has led the team to three World Series titles, suffered bruised ribs and a Grade 1 or 2 sprain of the AC joint in his left shoulder in the accident, which occurred on the team's off-day in Denver, ESPN reported.
The Giants said they were unsure how long Bumgarner will be on the DL and plan to re-evaluate his injuries next week.
“He’s definitely very important to this club,” right fielder Hunter Pence told the Chronicle. “He’s a leader. It’s a big deal. We just hope he’s OK.”
Bumgarner told pitching coach Dave Righetti by text message that he was “a little beat up,” the Chronicle reported.
Bumgarner pitched in Wednesday’s 2-0 loss at Kansas City, allowing one run in six innings.
Giants manager said that Bumgarner was “very remorseful.”
“Here's a young guy, like a lot of us who think we're invincible, he's just having fun that day, hit a slippery spot and went down,” Bochy told ESPN. “I'm sure, looking at it now, Madison wishes he wouldn't have gotten on [the bike]. … Unfortunately, an accident happened.”
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