'Devastated' Joe Musgrove needs Tommy John surgery and won't pitch for the Padres in the NLDS
Joe Musgrove needs Tommy John surgery and won’t pitch for the San Diego Padres in the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joe Musgrove needs Tommy John surgery and won’t pitch for the San Diego Padres in the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The right-hander has an ulnar collateral ligament injury, A.J. Preller, the Padres president of baseball operations, said Friday. Recovery typically takes 12 to 18 months, meaning Musgrove could miss the entire 2025 season.
“I'm devastated about not being able to finish what we started,” an emotional Musgrove said in the Padres dugout. “It's just a matter of coming to grips with that this is it for me.”
Musgrove is just the latest in a series of MLB pitchers who've sustained UCL injuries this season, including Atlanta's Spencer Strider, Cleveland's Shane Bieber, Toronto's Alek Manoah and Miami's Eury Pérez.
