
One of the biggest stories in Major League Baseball in the first two months of the season have been the number of pitchers to have Tommy John Surgery. The announcement like the one on Friday, that Arizona Diamondbacks right handed closer Justin Martinez of Bonao, Dominican Republic will have Tommy John Surgery, has been made with high regularity. Martinez will become the 19th MLB pitcher to have the procedure done in 2025. He will miss the remainder of the 2025 MLB regular season, and the majority of the 2026 MLB season as a result.