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After discovering partially torn ligaments and inflammation in his right elbow in an MRI last Friday, Texas Rangers’ ace Yu Darvish has elected to undergo Tommy John surgery, ruling him out for the 2015 season.
The discovery came after the pitcher felt tightness in his triceps while warming up before his spring training debut. Darvish started last season on the disabled list but then came back and went 10-7 with a 3.06 ERA in 22 starts. The 28-year old pitcher owns a career 39-25 record on 83 starts and a 3.27 ERA. He is set to make $10 million this upcoming season, as well as 2016.
Darvish had the choice between surgery or rest. Rest would have required about 4 months but with no guarantee that it would fix the problem. Surgery, at this point, was possibly the best option, if not the only option.
Dr. James Andrews will be performing the surgery on Tuesday.