Report: Wieters suffers forearm injury in household accident
The top available catcher on the free-agent market ran into some trouble during a household accident recently.
Matt Wieters suffered a cut on his left forearm that needed stitches and will require him to wear a protective shield on his non-throwing arm, according to Dan Connolly of BaltimoreBaseball.com.
The injury will keep Wieters from participating in any baseball activity until at least January, but should not affect his ability to be ready for spring training, according to an industry source of Connolly's.
Wieters, 30, headlines the open market for backstops - along with Wilson Ramos and Jason Castro - after not receiving a qualifying offer from the Baltimore Orioles.
The four-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove winner hit .243/.302/.409 with 17 home runs and 66 RBIs for the Orioles last season, his eighth in the big leagues.
Over the course of his career, the fifth overall selection of the 2007 draft owns a .256/.318/.421 slash line with 117 home runs, 157 doubles, and 437 RBIs.
Wieters earned $15.8 million in 2016.