It’s been a standout junior season for UCLA Bruins starting pitcher Logan Reddemann but that season has come to a pause. After the Bruins skipped Reddemann’s start this past weekend, the team announced on Thursday that he’ll miss time with arm fatigue.
It makes plenty of sense for Reddemann to play this safely. He’s currently set to be a first round pick in this summer’s MLB Draft, and a significant arm injury would sink his stock, potentially costing him millions of dollars. Things have been going great for the 40-4 Bruins but a potential College World Series would get a lot tougher without Reddemann in the picture for UCLA.
The team announced Reddemann with just arm fatigue, which is far from the worst diagnosis to receive. The worries stem from UCLA head coach John Savage’s blunt statement on the injury making it sound like a 2026 return for UCLA is no sure thing.
“Logan Reddemann is currently managing arm fatigue. He has begun ramping up and plans on pitching again this season.” Savage said.
Reddemann last pitched on April 14th against Minnesota. The start before that was Reddemann’s 18 strikeout showing against Rutgers. MLB.com has Reddemann as the No. 20 2026 MLB Draft prospect.
Not only does Reddemann have desirable traits on the mound, he’s shutting down the Big Ten Conference, pitching to a 2.87 earned run average and racking up 84 strikeouts in 59.2 innings pitched this season.
Now UCLA’s pitching staff will have to fill the void of their ace. UCLA got the best start of the season out of freshman Angel Cervantes, who pitched five innings of one-run baseball against UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday.
This article originally appeared on UCLA Wire: UCLA baseball’s ace Logan Reddemann out with arm fatigue
Reporting by Dylan McNeill, UCLA Wire / UCLA Wire
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