OAKLAND -- A's left-hander Felix Doubront underwent Tommy John surgery on Tuesday, the first of his career and it went "about as normal as it could be for an ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction," team trainer Nick Paparesta said.
Dr. Timothy Kremchek performed the operation at the Beacon Orthopedic and Medical facility in Cincinnati, using the gracilis tendon from Doubront's hamstring for the UCL graft rather than the palmaris longus tendon found in the forearm because it wasn't thick enough.
Kremchek also removed a bone spur near the medial aspect of Doubront's elbow during the procedure.