MLB All-Star Jordan Westburg reflects on sleeping philosophy amidst recovery from bizarre injury

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Mar 6, 2025, 18:30 IST

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Jordan Westburg of the Baltimore Orioles suffered a back injury due to sleeping on a soft mattress at an Airbnb. This bizarre incident kept him out of action for over a week. Notably, he earned his first All-Star selection in the 2024 season after an impressive performance.

MLB All-Star Jordan Westburg reflects on sleeping philosophy amidst recovery from bizarre injury

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MLB All-Star Jordan Westburg opened up about a ‘bizarre injury’ he suffered from making a trivial sleeping mistake. He shared the lessons learned from a simple Airbnb stay that troubled him unexpectedly. Westburg had been out of action for over a week and shared that he would resume playing later this week. He was selected All-Star for the first time in the 2024 season.

Jordan Westburg shares sleeping guide as he recovers from unusual back injury

Jordan Westburg has not been playing for over a week and the reason has been bizarre. The Baltimore Orioles shortstop shared that he suffered ‘soreness in the back’ and that caused him immense discomfort. He revealed that soreness resulted from sleeping on a soft mattress during his AirBnB stay.
Talking to Larry Brown Sports’ Darryn Albert this Wednesday, he said, “I’m used to sleeping on a rock back home, and my Airbnb has a little bit of a softer mattress.”

Explaining further how important hard mattresses are for the athletes, he continued:
“I gotta sleep on a harder mattress. Just talking with other guys, I think they feel the same. I don’t know if it’s something with being athletes, softer mattresses kind of putting you in bad posture. It’s just what I’ve learned through my experience and getting older, a softer mattress is no good. I might sleep better on it the first two nights, but it’s no good for me.”

A seemingly harmless stay at AirBnB wreaked havoc on the Orioles shortstop’s schedule and he had to be on the bench nursing his sore back while the team competed at Spring Training games in Sarasota, Florida.
Westburg’s peculiar case of soreness in the back indicates how important it is for athletes to have proper sleeping gear in place. A minor glitch can cost game time on the field and pull athletes back from their schedule which affects rhythm as well.

Jordan Westburg earned an All-Star in 2024 for the first time

The 26-year-old Jordan Westburg performed brilliantly in the 2024 season, delivering .264/.312/.793 performance that earned him a spot in the All-Star team.

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He played 107 games that featured 416 at-bats, 200 total bases, 26 doubles, 5 triples, and 18 homers. The player started his MLB career in 2020 when he was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles. His spring training season so far has been magical with an excellent AVG of .500 and 1.00 OPS, according to MLB data.
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