It was a tough scene to watch on Friday night as Tim Mayza emotionally watched off the mound. That’s because the left-hander had just suffered an arm injury, the extend of which we don’t know just yet. That said, it didn’t look good, and Mayza’s face tells us an awful lot.
If I had to put some money on the table, my guess is that Mayza likely suffered a ligament tear in his elbow, one of the most common injuries in baseball these days. It seems like it’s almost become a right of passage in the big leagues these days for pitchers, and if I’m correct then Mayza will be the latest big league hurler to head for Tommy John surgery.