MLB TAMPA BAY ACE MCLAREN HAN ELBOW SURGERY IN CRISIS

Tampa Bay Rays left-handed ace Shane McLanahan is going under the knife.Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash announced that McLanahan will undergo ligament reconstruction surgery on his left elbow prior to Saturday’s game against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif.It will be the second surgery for McLanahan, who underwent scalpel surgery on the same area in 2016 while still in college.”Typically, the first ACL surgery is a 12- to 14-month return to play, but the second is an uncertain timetable,” MLB.com reported, noting that he could miss the 2024 season.A first-round pick of Tampa Bay in the 2018 draft, McLernaghan went 10-6 with a 3.43 ERA in his first year in the big leagues in 2021.He went 12-8 with a 2.54 ERA last season and 11-2 with a 3.29 ERA this season.The two-time All-Star, who started Tampa Bay’s Opening Day games last year and this year, has established himself as one of the league’s top left-handed pitchers.After opening the season with a 14-game winning streak and a commanding lead in the American League East, Tampa Bay has faltered, losing ground to the Baltimore Orioles for first place in the division.The day before, the team lost key infielder Wander Franco to suspension amid allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship with a minor, and now McClenahan is set to undergo 카지노사이트킹 surgery.