Former Braves reliver Tyler Yates undergoes Tommy John surgery
by gondeee on Jul 15, 2009 8:25 PM EDT
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Via Pirates Report, news about one of our former relivers:
Pirates reliever Tyler Yates will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing Tommy John reconstructive surgery on his right elbow.
James Andrews performed the surgery Tuesday in Birmingham, Ala, to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament. Yates had been on the disabled list since May 16 with what had been termed elbow inflammation.
He wasn't the best reliever we had, in fact sometimes he was downright awful, but he had some moments of decency. His line in his two years as a member of the Atlanta Braves has some good and some bad:
The Good: 115 SO in 116 IP, and only 106 hits allowed for a .241 BAA
The Bad: 62 BB in those 116 IP, and a lot of those hits went for extra bases for a .403 slugging percentage against
It's never a good thing, though, when a player has to have a major surgery. I wish Tyler the best in his recovery.
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Dr. Andrews must be one of the busiest surgeons on earth.
"When life gives you lemons, just say 'F*ck the lemons,' and bail."
by Bravely going forward on Jul 15, 2009 9:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
so.....
if anybody is good enough at their research, i would like to know how many braves’ arms have had to undergo some sort of arm/shoulder surgery.
by ryan c on Jul 15, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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