Texas Rangers pitcher Chi Chi Gonzalez has been diagnosed with a partially torn UCL, per the beat guys. Gonzalez will receive a platelet-rich plasma injection and will not throw for at least six weeks, with the hope being that this treatment plan will allow him to avoid Tommy John surgery.
This news came out a couple of hours ago, but I was at dinner then. Ben got married at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon, and I was at the celebratory after-wedding dinner when I saw this on Twitter. I was not allowed to leave to post about it, and thus you’ve had to wait until now for this to go up.