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02/20 13:55 CST Twins ace Pablo Lpez is set for season-ending Tommy John elbow
surgery as expected
Twins ace Pablo Lpez is set for season-ending Tommy John elbow surgery as
expected
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) --- Minnesota right-hander Pablo Lpez will have
season-ending Tommy John elbow surgery, expected once the Twins discovered
their ace's torn ulnar collateral ligament.
The team said Friday that Lpez's surgery will be performed next week in Texas
by Rangers team physician Dr. Keith Meister. Lpez turns 30 early next month.
It will be the second Tommy John surgery for Lpez. He had the procedure as a
minor leaguer with the Seattle organization and missed the 2014 season.
Lpez ended a bullpen session early during the Twins' first full-squad workout
Monday. First-year manager Derek Shelton said he was hopeful the move was
precautionary, but a day later general manager Jeremy Zoll told reporters of
the UCL tear.
Lpez was the Twins' opening-day for the past three years and was planning to
pitch for Venezuela in next month's World Baseball Classic.
Lpez made his major league debut with the Miami Marlins in 2018 and spent five
seasons with them, then was traded to the Twins.
He made the All-Star team in his first year with Minnesota and helped the
franchise end a record 18-game postseason losing streak for North American
professional sports, going 2-0 with an 0.71 ERA in two starts in the 2023
playoffs.
Lpez is making $21.75 million this season and is signed through next year.
A shoulder injury limited him to 14 starts last season after he made 32 in each
of three consecutive 10-win seasons, the first in his final season with the
Marlins. Lpez was 5-4 with a 2.74 ERA in 2025 and is 59-53 with a 3.81 ERA for
his career.
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