Tyler Glasnow battled persistent elbow problems for three years in Tampa Bay before his ulnar collateral ligament gave out in 2021, the 6-foot-8 right-hander undergoing Tommy John surgery that August in which the replacement ligament was reinforced with an internal brace.
When Glasnow returned to go 10-7 with a 3.53 ERA and 162 strikeouts in 21 starts for the Rays in 2023, missing two months because of an oblique strain but experiencing no significant arm injuries, he was convinced his elbow issues were finally behind him.
All of which made the frustration in his voice even more palpable on Friday as Glasnow discussed his latest setback, an elbow sprain that will knock him out of the playoffs in his first season with the Dodgers after last December’s trade from Tampa Bay.