Not that long ago, carpal tunnel syndrome was all over the news. Blame the modern age and repetitive tasks like typing for ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a very common but disabling medical condition, costing tens of thousands of dollars in lost work time and medical care.

But the 31-year-old reliever was diagnosed with what the team has described as median nerve entrapment (also known as Carpal tunnel syndrome), as MLB.com’s Keegan Matheson relayed Friday.

Carpal tunnel syndrome causes numbness and weakness in the hand due to median nerve compression, often linked to repetitive wrist motions. The Tinel sign test identifies nerve damage by tapping ...