The San Diego Padres' World Series hopes took a significant blow Friday when the club revealed right-handed starter Joe Musgrove will require Tommy John surgery to repair his pitching elbow, a procedure that will sideline him all of 2025 as well.
Musgrove was removed during the fourth inning of Game 2 of the Padres' sweep against the Atlanta Braves in their National League wild-card series. The club announced he'd undergo an MRI and Friday, general manager A.J. Preller told reporters at Dodger Stadium that Musgrove had suffered damage to his ulnar collateral ligament and will undergo surgery.