Detroit Tigers’ ace Tarik Skubal, a two-time defending American League Cy Young Award winner, is set to have arthroscopic surgery for loose bodies in his left elbow, Tigers’ manager A.J. Hinch announced on Monday.
While the procedure typically sidelines players for two to three months, Skubal, who is 3-2 with a 2.70 ERA over seven starts this season, does not have a timetable for a return but Hinch did say that it would be an “easy process and procedure.”
“From my understanding, you just go take it out,” Skubal said on Monday, according to ESPN. “I think length of the rehab is probably just getting your spring training buildup up again, getting your volume up. But the procedure itself I think is pretty simple as far as what I’ve been explained.”
Detroit is currently tied for 1st place in the AL Central.
“Been dealing with some stuff, but I thought it was progressing and getting better,” Skubal said. “[Sunday] I had something that kind of was different than what I’ve been dealing with. I had some conversations with the training staff, A.J., trying to figure out what’s going on, and wasn’t very comfortable pitching today.”
“This is something that I’ve been dealing with all season,” Skubal said on Monday. “It’s good to get an answer, honestly.”
