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A's hoping for the best after Jarrod Parker leaves rehab start with injury

Published May. 9, 2015 1:35 p.m. ET

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Oakland A's right-hander Jarrod Parker is trying to come back from a second Tommy John operation, but his rehab might have hit a significant snag on Friday night.

In a rehab outing with Triple-A Nashville (Tenn.), Parker suffered an injury that looked rather serious. As Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reported, fans at the game said he looked to be in 'excruciating pain' and was 'close to tears' coming off the field afterwards. 

Here's video of the injury - but be warned, it's pretty frightening to see him react the way he does:

Parker is trying to make his way back to the A's pitching staff - and if that happens, he'd be a step closer to becoming the second big league pitcher to return from two Tommy John's operations and pitch in more than just a few games (the other being lefty Chris Capuano). 

The A's have not yet made an official diagnosis regarding Parker's injury details, but Slusser also sent out a Tweet that indicated it might be something less than a worse-case scenario:

After Friday night's A's loss to the Seattle Mariners, players and manager Bob Melvin (and Parker's friend and ex-teammate, Los Angeles Dodgers starter Brett Anderson) shared their support of Parker:

Parker sent out a tweet thanking everyone for their support on Saturday morning:

UPDATE: On Saturday night, official word came in regarding the severity of Parker's injury. Below are some updates posted on Twitter:

Parker's A's teammate Sean Doolittle, always one to crack jokes on Twitter, did just that regarding his situation on Saturday evening:

Parker, 26, went 25-16 with the A's over 2012 and 2013, posting a 3.73 ERA in 378 1/3 IP - and made two starts against the Detroit Tigers in the ALDS each season. 

Needless to say, the A's are hoping for the best regarding Parker, and that he'll be able to rejoin the team as planned sometime soon - if at all.

(h/t San Francisco Chronicle)

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