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Watch: Justin Verlander announces he will undergo Tommy John surgery

Tommy John surgery will shelve the Astros’ Justin Verlander for the entire 2021 season.

The rough times for the Houston Astros continue. Their ace, Justin Verlander, took to Instagram Saturday and announced he will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the entire 2021 season.

Per the righthander:

After consulting with several of the best doctors, it has become clear that I need Tommy John surgery. I was hopeful that I would be able to return to competition in 2020, however, during my simulated game unfortunately the injury worsened. Obviously I’m extremely disappointed, but I will not let this slow down my aspirations for my career. I will approach this rehab the only way I know, attack and don’t look back. I’m confident that with a proper rehabilitation program and my unwavering commitment that this surgery will ultimately lengthen my career as opposed to shorten it. I can’t thank my teammates, coaches, the front office and my fans enough for the support they have given me so far in this process. I’m eager to get through this recovery and back on the field to continue to do what I love.

You can catch the announcement below.

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After consulting with several of the best doctors, it has become clear that I need Tommy John surgery. I was hopeful that I would be able to return to competition in 2020, however, during my simulated game unfortunately the injury worsened. Obviously I’m extremely disappointed, but I will not let this slow down my aspirations for my career. I will approach this rehab the only way I know, attack and don’t look back. I’m confident that with a proper rehabilitation program and my unwavering commitment that this surgery will ultimately lengthen my career as opposed to shorten it. I can’t thank my teammates, coaches, the front office and my fans enough for the support they have given me so far in this process. I’m eager to get through this recovery and back on the field to continue to do what I love.

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Verlander, 37, is a two-time Cy Young Award winner and an eight-time All-Star. He won his second American League Cy Young Award in 2019 after leading the league with 21 wins against only six losses. He also led the league in starts (34), innings pitched (223) and WHIP (0.803).

He was 1-0 in the 2020 season before suffering the injury. His career mark is 226-129.

 

Ben Roethlisberger says he didn’t have Tommy John surgery

Roethlisberger missed nearly all of the 2019 season due to an elbow injury, but he told reporters the procedure was not Tommy John surgery.

In speaking to the media for the first time in almost a year, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger noted he did not have Tommy John surgery on his throwing elbow, something that was speculated, but never confirmed. He did say he tore three of five flexor tendons connecting the elbow joint to the bone.

Roethlisberger spoke to assembled media via a Zoom call Tuesday as the Steelers continue with a modified training camp, not yet fully in pads, but noting he has done a bit of throwing so far, and isn’t having any issues so far.

While it might not have been the surgery most known for its long recovery rate on pitchers, it was clearly significant enough to push Roethlisberger to injured-reserve for the first time in his 15-year career. Roethlisberger has missed time in the past with shoulder issues, but none as significant as his elbow injury, which came to light in the first half of Pittsburgh’s Week 2 loss to Seattle last season.

Shohei Ohtani’s first pitching appearance since Tommy John quickly had baseball fans concerned

Yikes.

Los Angeles Angels fans had waited nearly 700 days to see Shohei Ohtani make his return to the mound after spending the 2019 season as a designated hitter while recovering from Tommy John surgery.

Sunday was supposed to be an encouraging step for Ohtani as he got back to being a star-caliber pitcher and hitter. Instead, his outing against the Athletics lasted just 30 pitches with Ohtani allowing five runs and failing to record an out.

But most worrisome of all, Ohtani’s velocity was nowhere close to the heat he brought as a rookie before Tommy John.

On Sunday, Ohtani averaged just 92.9 mph on his fastball, which could have been attributed to poor mechanics (flying open too soon in his delivery). Still, as a rookie in 2018, Ohtani looked the part in his 10 pitching appearances before the arm injury. His four-seam fastball averaged 96.7 mph in 2018 and exceeded 100 mph on multiple occasions.

He looked nothing like that pitcher on Sunday, and baseball fans were worried — even if it was just a 30-pitch sample size after a long layoff and surgery.

We’ll have to see how Ohtani looks in the next appearance before there’s real cause for concern, but this wasn’t a great start — to say the least.

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MLB fans couldn’t believe that Noah Syndergaard got hurt without baseball being played

During a baseball stoppage …

If there’s one universal certainty in life, it’s that nothing will stop the New York Mets from being a source of disappointment. They don’t even need actual baseball being played to find a way to deliver a devastating blow to their season.

Just look at what happened on Tuesday.

The Mets announced that pitcher Noah Syndergaard suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, which will require Tommy John Surgery. Syndergaard had been dealing with elbow issues earlier in the spring, and an MRI revealed that worst-case scenario for the Mets star.

Syndergaard will be out until at least April of 2021.

Obviously, this is a huge loss for the Mets. They hoped to be contenders in a stacked NL East whenever the MLB season resumed. But really, this was the latest lesson against believing in the Mets. MLB fans realized that once again.

I’m sorry, Mets.

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