San Francisco Giants

Madison Bumgarner addresses dirt bike wreck and timetable for his return

Published Apr. 25, 2017 8:42 a.m. ET

Chris Bahr

Madison Bumgarner spoke with reporters Monday for the first time since injuring his pitching shoulder and ribs in a dirt bike accident last week. And he was quite apologetic.

The ace lefty said the excursion last week in Denver last Thursday was "definitely not the most responsible decision I've made.” From MLB.com:

"I think it's pretty clear I don't want to be in this situation," said Bumgarner, whose throwing arm remained in a sling for immobilization. "I don't want to put [teammates] in this situation. This organization, the fans, the city. ... It's terrible. Obviously that was not my intentions when I set out to enjoy the off-day."

Madison Bumgarner

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To his credit, Bumgarner said he never considered lying about how the injury occurred:

"That's just not who I am," Bumgarner said, via MLB.com. "If you're going to do stuff like that, you've got to be honest about it. Obviously that doesn't make the fact of the matter any better, but that's just not who I am. I didn't see any reason to try to lie about it."