Fairbanks described the issue that took him off the mound Monday as numbness in his pitching hand, a potential recurrence of the nerve issue that sidelined him in April 2024 while he was with the Rays, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports. "Just a lot of diminished sensation," Fairbanks said after the game. "Felt like any movement of the wrist would exacerbate just loss of sensation in the index finger. So we'll see where it goes and how to work on it."