The worst was feared Sunday afternoon as Yohander Mendez left the mound with elbow tightness, but the Texas Rangers feel like they must of captured some St. Patrick’s Day luck.
Mendez has only a mild strain of his left elbow and will not need season-ending Tommy John surgery. The Rangers don’t expect him to be available to pitch for them until after the second half of the season, but that rated as good news Monday afternoon.
“I know he’s going to miss a lot of time, but after it happened, everybody felt the worst,” manager Chris Woodward said.