Corey Knebel pitched with damage to the UCL in his pitching elbow for four years. He won’t be able to pitch with it for a fifth.
After exhausting all of his second and third and fourth opinions, the All-Star closer will have to have Tommy John surgery, according to Tom Haudricourt.
Knebel’s surgery will be Wednesday, according to Haudricourt.
Yesterday, Haudricourt reported that three doctors in addition to team physician William Raasch looked at the scans of Knebel’s elbow. That included a visit to LA to see Neal ElAttrache, one of the most well-known Tommy John surgeons in the country.