PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Rays top prospect Brent Honeywell has a torn UCL in his right elbow and Tommy John surgery has been recommended.
Honeywell threw batting practice on Thursday, but had to leave after experiencing pain.
According to MLB Pipeline, Honeywell is MLB's No. 12 prospect.
Players will take the field in a game designed to be diversion. In most years, the exhibition openers at Major League Baseball's Spring Training camps would qualify as just that -- a welcomed respite from the troubles of the world. But not in this country, and not in this moment of mourning.