Strasbourg Likely Headed for Tommy John Surgery
The News of Tommy John Surgery for Stephen Strasburg put a dramatic end to what had been one of the most gripping stories of the baseball season. Strasburg’s spectacular 14-strikeout debut for the Nationals in June had managed to exceed all the outsized publicity that preceded it.
The Nationals announced Friday that a magnetic resonance imaging test revealed a significant tear of the Ulnas collateral ligament in his pitching arm. The team said he was headed to get a second opinion and if the original diagnosis is confirmed, he would have the surgery immediately.
“It’s a tough day for him and for all of us, for everyone who’s a Nats fan,” the Nationals’ president, Stan Kasten, said in a conference call with reporters on Friday, a day after Jordan Zimmerman pitched for the first time after his Tommy John surgery a year ago. “We saw Jordan come back last night. A year from today, Stephen will be joining him.”
“The player was developed and cared for in the correct way, and things like this happen,” Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo said in the conference call. “Pitchers break down, pitchers get hurt and we certainly are not second-guessing ourselves. Frustrated? Yes. But second-guessing ourselves? No.”
Strasburg was not made available on the conference call for comment. He is headed to California for the second opinion, the team said.
“As you can imagine, he was initially upset, but he has really turned himself from being upset to being focused on his rehabilitation,” Rizzo said. “He’s determined to get the surgery done and begin the process of rehabilitation.”
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