hamstring
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Earlier in the game Thursday, Dodgers starting pitcher Justin Wrobleski exited with a bruised right hamstring.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Roberts described the injury as “discomfort” at the back of Ohtani’s knee, around where the hamstring attaches.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
The 38-year-old Messi had not featured for Argentina in the build-up to their title defence after injuring a hamstring playing for Inter Miami in late May.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
He scored five goals and provided three assists in Frankfurt's first five Bundesliga games of last season, only for hamstring injuries to limit his involvement through the winter.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
I tried to follow his directions to the letter, but I felt a shooting pain through the front of my right quadriceps and down the back of my left hamstring.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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