He was on the disabled list for most of April with a strained left oblique muscle.

But he also strained an oblique muscle on Aug. 17 and missed his last scheduled start.

The tendon of the superior oblique muscle passes through it.

This summary of the superior oblique muscle describes its most important functions.

Castro strained his left oblique muscle while taking batting practice here July 28.

Nixon strained his left oblique muscle while swinging at a pitch Tuesday night.

Avery (7-8) has been out since July 11 with a strained left oblique muscle.

In his first game with the Wolves, he injured an oblique muscle after receiving a hit and was sidelined for a month.

Hampton did not pitch a game during spring training after straining his left oblique muscle.

He began the season on the 15-day disabled list after straining his right oblique muscle on March 14.