ANAHEIM -- Angels right-hander JC Ramirez has rejoined the team after undergoing Tommy John surgery on April 17. Ramirez is out for the season after being diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament following on his April 7 start against the A's.
Ramirez missed the final six weeks of last season with a partially torn UCL. At the time, the tear was not severe enough for the Angels to recommend Tommy John surgery, Ramirez opted to receive stem-cell therapy in an attempt to heal the damaged ligament.
However, the benefits of avoiding surgery proved negligible in the end -- Ramirez made just one start this season before his fateful one against the Athletics, an outing in which he was pulled after just two innings when he began to feel tightness in his right forearm.