Yankees starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is scheduled to undergo surgery for both a torn ulnar collateral ligament and flexor tendon in his right elbow. At only 26 years old, this will be the right-hander’s second go-round with the Tommy John procedure to address a UCL tear, the first having occurred while he was in high school.
The Wall Street Journal’s Jared Diamond reported that Eovaldi’s flexor tendon was torn completely off the bone.
Though a number of pitchers have returned to action after having a repeat Tommy John, research has shown a significantly lower success rate the second time around.