NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The mighty Yankees’ already-thin starting rotation received another blow Tuesday afternoon.
The team announced southpaw Jordan Montgomery is set to undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery.
The surgery will be performed by the Yankee’s team physician, Dr. Christopher Ahmad, at NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital on Thursday, according to the New York Post.
After a quick hook following a seven-pitch first inning against the Houston Astros on May 1, the team announced they were placing the 25-year-old lefty on the ten-day disabled list with a left elbow strain.
Montgomery exited the second game of the four game series against Houston due to what he described as “elbow tightness” in his pitching arm.