Rays starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen needs a third elbow surgery
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays beginning pitcher Drew Rasmussen wants a 3rd elbow surgical procedure.
Rasmussen’s surgical procedure is scheduled for July 24, and the process will likely be accomplished by Dr. Keith Meister, Rays supervisor Kevin Cash stated earlier than Saturday’s recreation towards the Atlanta Braves.
“Unfortunately, he’s going to miss the rest of the year,” Cash stated. “He will get what they’re calling the brace put in. I know that the doctor that he talked to, Dr. Meister, just felt like this is probably the best course of action to get him back on the field as quick as possible and as healthy as possible.”
Cash didn’t rule out Rasmussen from returning mid-season subsequent 12 months.
Rasmussen, who has been on the 60-day injured listing with what was referred to as a proper elbow flexor pressure since May 12, beforehand had Tommy John surgical procedure in March 2016 and August 2017.
“Ras is frustrated,” Cash stated. “We were all kind of hopeful that maybe he’d be pitching for us at some point this season, but it’s not going to happen.”
Rasmussen went 4-2 with a 2.62 ERA in eight begins earlier than being shut down. He was 11-7 and had a 2.84 ERA over 28 begins in 2021.
The 27-year-old right-hander took an ideal recreation into the ninth inning towards Baltimore final August 14, after which had a no-hitter into the sixth in his subsequent begin six days later towards Kansas City.
Tampa Bay had a reliever pitch for them after present process three Tommy John surgical procedures when Jonny Venters made his first large league look in six years on April 25, 2018. Venters made a mixed 50 appearances between the Rays and Atlanta in 2018, and 12 extra with the Braves and Washington in his ultimate season.
The news concerning Rasmussen is one other blow to the depleted Rays’ rotation.
Ace Shane McClanahan is on the injured listing with mid-back tightness, however is predicted again to start out July 16 at Kansas City. Jeffrey Springs and Shane Baz are accomplished for the 12 months following Tommy John surgical procedure. Josh Fleming is sidelined with left elbow irritation and is throwiing off a bullpen mound.
The AL-best Rays had misplaced 12 of 18 coming into Saturday’s recreation with the Braves.
NOTES: Tampa Bay OF Josh Lowe was positioned on the household medical emergency listing and INF Jonathan Aranda was recalled from Triple-A Durham. Aranda is hitting .342 with 16 homers and 55 RBIs in 71 video games with Durham. … RHP Javier Guerra has his contract chosen from Durham and RHP Elvin Rodriguez was designated for project. Rodriguez labored an ideal 3 1/3 innings with 5 strikeoutss in his Tampa Bay debut on Friday night time.
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