Jamie Arnold Among Long List of Season-Ending Injuries Plaguing A's

Athletics pitcher Jamie Arnold is among a massive cluster of players sidelined for the remainder of the season due to a fluky, unpreventable injury after taking a line drive directly to the face, fracturing his cheek and sinus bones. Arnold's brutal injury represents part of an unprecedented wave of severe health setbacks that has decimated both Oakland's major league roster and minor league depth chart in 2026.