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White Sox pitchers Lucas Giolito, Jace Fry show Tommy John surgery can be overcome

Michael Kopech and Lucas Giolito already were friends but now they have a new topic of conversation — Tommy John surgery.

“I talked to him about it yesterday,’’ Giolito said. “Plenty.’’

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Kopech’s damaged ulnar collateral ligament, which was revealed in an exam Friday, is an emotional blow for the White Sox. His arrival had brought a buzz to Guaranteed Rate Field that will be missed as he most likely undergoes reconstructive elbow surgery that will sideline him until 2020.