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05/20 17:39 CDT Blue Jays' Jos Berros undergoes Tommy John surgery
Blue Jays' Jos Berros undergoes Tommy John surgery
By JERRY BEACH
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) --- Jos Berros underwent a full Tommy John surgery on his right
elbow Wednesday, sidelining the veteran Toronto Blue Jays starter well into the
2027 season.
The Blue Jays hoped Berros --- who missed Toronto's World Series run last fall
with elbow inflammation --- would need a less invasive surgery to repair a
stress fracture and remove loose bodies from the right elbow.
But manager John Schneider said a loose body was found on the ligament, which
necessitated the Tommy John procedure by Dr. Keith Meister in Texas.
"It's kind of like, got an answer," Schneider said before the Blue Jays faced
the New York Yankees. "It sucks for him, it sucks for us. I know he'll attack
the rehab. It's just the time part of it sucks. Not having him here sucks, too."
Berros, 31, appeared healthy at the start of spring training. But he opened
the season on the injured list with the stress fracture and posted a 10.67 ERA
while displaying reduced velocity and battling a sore elbow in four rehab
starts.
"When you have something, guys are usually OK when its not surgically
(repaired) initially," Schneider said. "Really didn't see this coming."
Berros and teammate Patrick Corbin are the only pitchers to make at least 30
starts in each of the last seven full seasons, since 2018. Berros, in the
fifth year of a seven-year deal signed in November 2021, is 53-39 with a 4.09
ERA since being acquired from the Minnesota Twins in July 2021.
"Since we acquired him, he's just been steady, he's been kind of part of what
we're doing and reliable, obviously," Schneider said. "It's weird not having
him. I think that we were looking for him to kind of just get back to normal a
little bit. And he was hoping for that, too."
Berros' season-ending surgery is another blow to an injury-battered Toronto
rotation. Shane Bieber has yet to make a start this season due to right forearm
stiffness. Cody Ponce, who signed with the Blue Jays after four seasons in
Japan, suffered a season-ending right knee injury in his first start March 30.
Bowden Francis, who made 27 starts the previous two seasons, underwent Tommy
John surgery in February.
Veteran Max Scherzer has been limited to five starts by forearm and ankle
injuries while Trey Yesavage, a rookie sensation in the playoffs last year, was
slated to make his fifth start Wednesday after missing the first month with a
right shoulder impingement.
Schneider said Scherzer is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Thursday while
Bieber could begin a rehab stint next week. Bieber would likely need at least
four or five starts before he becomes an option for the Blue Jays, who entered
Wednesday at 21-27 and 11 1/2 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East.
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