ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn had Tommy John surgery Tuesday and will be sidelined for the 2016 season.
The operation repaired a torn ulnar collateral ligament while having the ulnar nerve transposed and bone chips removed. Lynn missed a couple of starts in June with a forearm strain.
The 28-year-old Lynn’s health was not mentioned by the Cardinals at their season-ending news conference.
Lynn was 12-11 with a 3.03 earned-run average last season. He was an All-Star in 2012 and has three straight seasons of 30 or more starts. He is among 16 pitchers to work 175 or more innings each of the last four years.