As if things couldn’t get any worse for the New York Yankees, they learned on Thursday afternoon that relief pitcher Zach Britton would miss at least a year rehabilitating after undergoing surgery to reconstruct and repair his UCL, also known as Tommy John surgery. In addition, they removed a bone chip from his elbow, keeping him out until the end of the 2022 season, at least.
Zack Britton had a UCL reconstruction and repair (Tommy John surgery), in addition to a bone chip removal. That puts him out at least until the end of the 2022 season.