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LOS ANGELES — Cubs left-hander Justin Steele is scheduled to undergo season-ending elbow surgery on Friday, manager Craig Counsell announced Sunday, to repair his flexor tendon and address his compromised ulnar collateral ligament.
The team expects to have a better sense of Steele’s recovery timeline after the surgery. It will be unclear until then the degree to which Steele’s UCL needs to be reinforced, Counsell said, whether that be a full Tommy John surgery or a less extensive repair.
Dr. Keith Meister, who has made elbow reconstruction a specialty, is set to perform the procedure, according to the Cubs.