Price: Video games didn't cause CTS, but I'll find 'new hobby' if necessary

Set to make his return to the mound Saturday after being diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome, David Price says video games may have played a role in the condition, but didn't cause it, according to The Associated Press.

The Boston Red Sox left-hander hasn't pitched since May 3 after experiencing numbness in his pitching hand during a start against the Texas Rangers.

"If that was the cause of the problem, it started back in 1997 when I got my first PlayStation when I was 12 years old." Price said of his love for video games.

"I've always played video games. I've always played it with my teammate, during the offseason, at the field, at the hotel. That's kind of my generation. That's what we do. If I need to shut down video games and pick up a new hobby, then so be it. But I do not think that's the cause."

Price's cutbacks in his hobby will at least impact him playing video games in the clubhouse. "I won't be playing at the field," Price told Chris Mason of CHNI Boston regarding the popular game Fortnite. "That's already caused enough noise. That's not the issue though, I promise you that."

His next start will be against the Toronto Blue Jays, with whom he spent the end of the 2015 season and postseason with before signing a seven-year, $217-million deal with the Red Sox the following winter. Over seven starts this season, Price owns a 5.11 ERA and 4.22 FIP in 37 innings.