ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rays left-hander Jeffrey Springs is having a tough time accepting the need to have Tommy John elbow surgery on Monday that will sideline him until around the middle of the 2024 season.
“Devastating,” he said Saturday.
Springs left an April 13 game with what initially was said to be a nerve issue, but an MRI and visits to Rays team orthopedic Dr. Koco Eaton and specialist Dr. Keith Meister led to the diagnosis of a left elbow flexor strain. Springs said the imaging showed “a significant tear” in his ulnar collateral ligament and that Meister was quite certain that surgery was required because rehab and rest wouldn’t work.
