The Los Angeles Dodgers introduced beginning pitcher Emmet Sheehan underwent season-ending UCL surgical procedure on his proper elbow.
The surgical procedure was carried out by Dr. Neal ElAttrache.
Sheehan has been on the injured checklist all season after experiencing shoulder soreness. He was favored to be the fifth starter within the rotation however went on the shelf on March 9 and hasn’t pitched since.
The 24-year-old was a serious contributor to the beginning rotation final yr. In his rookie yr, Sheehan appeared in 13 video games and began 11. He had a 4.92 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 60.1 innings.
Sheehan’s setback makes the Dodgers checklist of injured pitchers even longer. Los Angeles remains to be ready on Clayton Kershaw, Tony Gonsolin, and Dustin Could to come back again from accidents.
Walker Buehler simply returned for the primary time in two years, and Shohei Ohtani received’t pitch for the Dodgers till subsequent season.
Whereas there isn’t a timeline for his return, it’s secure to imagine Sheehan will miss the beginning of subsequent season as effectively.
