MLB Tigers star pitcher Skubal to undergo elbow surgery
Two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner as top pitcher Tarik Skubal will undergo arthroscopic elbow surgery to remove loose bodies, Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers announced on Monday."From my understanding, you just go take (the loose bodies) out," Skubal said.
Left-handed pitcher Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers will undergo surgery to remove loose bodies in his left elbow, the Major League Baseball club announced (Duane Burleson) Two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner as top pitcher Tarik Skubal will undergo arthroscopic elbow surgery to remove loose bodies, Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers announced on Monday. The move came after an elbow injury flared up on Sunday, with neither the Tigers nor the 29-year-old left-hander putting a timetable on his return from an injury that typically requires a two- or three-month recovery. Skubal was pulled from a scheduled Monday start against Boston five days after an injury scare last Wednesday against Atlanta and sent to the injured list.
Skubal shook his left arm and grabbed his foream in Atlanta. He prepared for his next start but suffered a setback in work on Sunday. "I thought I was progressing in a very positive manner," Skubal said.
"Yesterday's catch play just didn't really go great, which led to getting scans and getting the information. " Skubal won a record $32 million arbitration decision to pitch this season and will be a free agent after the campaign. "This is something I've kind of been dealing with," Skubal said.
“But then again, it was progressing in a positive manner, so I wasn't very concerned about it. " Skubal has no ligament damage and is likely to pitch again this season. "From my understanding, you just go take (the loose bodies) out," Skubal said.