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Yoshimura Suzuki’s Blake Baggett will miss this weekend’s Phoenix round of the 2016 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship.

After missing the first three rounds of the series following shoulder surgery, Baggett made his first appearance of the season inside the O.co Coliseum during round four of the series only to fall and injure the same shoulder.

According to team manager Mike Webb, the shoulder has been deeply bruised causing Baggett limited motion and forcing him out of this weekend’s event.

“Blake took a big hit to the same shoulder he just had surgery on this past weekend,” said Webb. “Fortunately, he hasn’t re-broken the shoulder, however it is deeply bruised and at this point he only has limited range of motion. Blake is fairly confident that he should be ready to go by the following round in San Diego.”

This news comes as a tough blow for the factory Suzuki squad with teammate James Stewart announcing this week he will be sidelined indefinitely as he recovers from a round one concussion, click here for more on Stewart’s current plans.