Washington Nationals right-hander Joe RossManager Dave Martinez stated Tuesday that although he will be out for the remainder of the season, he won’t require surgery to repair his partial tear in the ulnar collateral ligament.
Martinez explained that Ross will instead rest and go through extensive rehab in order to be ready for pitching again this spring.
Ross was examined and evaluated by Keith Meister. He performed Ross’ Tommy John procedure in 2017.
Ross felt tightness in the right forearm following a Saturday bullpen session. An MRI revealed that Ross’s ulnar collateral ligament had partially torn. Ross was sent by the Nationals to Meister in order to assess whether another Tommy John procedure is necessary. He was put on the injured roster Sunday.
Martinez said that Martinez would not be content if he had to stop pitching. However, it was great news, MASN Sports reports. We’ll give him some rest and get him back to the field as quickly as possible. At this stage, I don’t think he will pitch more than a few innings. We want him to stay healthy and ready for spring training.
Ross is the Nationals most consistent starter in this season’s championship. Max ScherzerThe trade of, which was made to Los Angeles DodgersThe deadline is reached. Ross, 28 years old, is now 5-9 and sports a 4.17 ERA with 20 starts. He also has career highs of innings pitched (108) and strikeouts (109), in just 19 games.
This was a report by the Associated Press.