Nathan Eovaldi faces the end of his career:
After a series of tests and consultations with two doctors, Eovaldi revealed Tuesday just how portentous that description had been. He tore two ligaments in his right elbow — a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament and the flexor tendon shearing away off the bone — that will require separate operations, keeping him out next season and putting his career in jeopardy.
Eovaldi, 26, told reporters that his second Tommy John surgery (to repair the ulnar collateral ligament) — he had the first near the end of his junior year in high school — will require 14 to 18 months to recovery.
For a hard thrower, Eovaldi didn’t strike out that many batters. In a year like 2016, that led to too many hits and home runs, and a high ERA. Chad Green filled in well, striking out 11 in six innings Monday night with no walks.
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