The road to recovery is just beginning for Lucas Giolito, but luckily it’s not the first time the newly acquired Red Sox pitcher has come back from a season-ending injury.
The All-Star – who underwent Tommy John surgery as a top minor league prospect in 2012 – had successful surgery on his right elbow Tuesday. Luckily this time around Giolito narrowly avoided a full Tommy John procedure that would’ve extended his time away from the mound. Instead, in an effort to repair a partially torn UCL, Dr. Jeffrey Dugas repaired the injury with an internal brace.