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Tigers’ Tarik Skubal surgery update comes with optimistic return timetable from Jon Heyman
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The Detroit Tigers received some tough news about Tarik Skubal a few days ago, as he's dealing with loose bodies in his elbow. He'll be out for some time, but the good news is that it shouldn't be longer than two months, according to MLB insider Jon Heyman.
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"Two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal is expected to undergo left elbow surgery today. He is to have bone chips causing irritation removed. The initial hope/belief is Skubal, who had been throwing 98 mph, could be back in about two months," Heyman wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Skubal was having another strong season, and through seven starts, he had a 2.70 ERA with 45 strikeouts in 43 1/3 innings. There's no doubt that he's been one of the best pitchers in the league over the past few seasons, and the Tigers will have to find a way to replace him for the time being.
Manager AJ Hinch recently spoke about Skubal and what led to the decision to put him on the injured list.
"I spent some time with Tarik late into the night with our trainers and doctors, and had conversations about him not pitching on Monday, that was evident based on how he was feeling," Hinch said via the MLB Network. "And the more conversation happened to where surgical intervention was needed. The timeline, he was tolerating a lot throughout the season, and then it got to the public event in Atlanta, then it got to the catch play, and he needed to get this fixed and taken care of. It would be better for himself, for us, to get him healthy."
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It's good that the Tigers were able to catch the injury now, and if everything goes well with his rehab, he should be able to return with a lot of the season still left.
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