NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees say right-handed pitcher Nathan Eovaldi has had surgery to repair two tears in his elbow and it "went as expected."
Eovaldi had a torn flexor tendon and partially torn ulnar collateral ligament. It was the second Tommy John surgery for the 26-year-old, who had the procedure nine years ago when he was a high school junior.
He is expected to miss the remainder of this season and all of next year. It's a stunning setback for the Yankees, who hoped Eovaldi would be a key cog in their rotation for several seasons when they acquired him from the Miami Marlins in December 2014.