Moylan Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

May 8, 2008 – 11:09 pm

Not being seen much as a surprise, Braves’ reliever Peter Moylan underwent Tommy John surgery today when he went to see his doctor in Birmingham.  After the surgery, Moylan’s doctor, James Andrews, confirmed that a bone spur had lodged itself into the UCL in Moylan’s right elbow.  This had compromised the integrity of the ligament to the point that it would not have been rehabilitable.

The Braves are no strangers to Tommy John surgery.  The surgery, which involves replacing the UCL in the elbow with a tendon from the leg, requires at least a year of rehabilitation and recovery time until the individual can pitch again.  Moylan’s hoping that he can return to the Braves’ bullpen around this time next year and continue to help carry the bullpen as a setup man.  In seven appearances thus far this season, Moylan had posted a 1.59 ERA.


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2 Responses to “Moylan Undergoes Tommy John Surgery”

  1. By Rue on May 8, 2008 | Reply

    why did they wait?

    seriously, we all knew it was coming. and now we have to wait a year.

  2. By Akshay on May 9, 2008 | Reply

    There was a chance that a little rest MAY have released the bone spur and allowed him to keep pitching. And it did…for a day before he 100% needed it.

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