{"id":105807,"date":"2025-08-13T00:21:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T04:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=105807"},"modified":"2025-08-13T00:21:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T04:21:56","slug":"dodgers-tony-gonsolin-out-for-season-elbow-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/08\/13\/dodgers-tony-gonsolin-out-for-season-elbow-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Starter Has Surgery; Out for the Remainder of the Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers took another hit today. President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman announced that right-handed starting pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gonsoto01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-12_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tony Gonsolin<\/a> had elbow surgery today and is out for the remainder of the 2025 season, as reported by Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. The recovery time is eight to 10 months. This is a revision of the 2023 Tommy John surgery, complete with flexor repair, that made Gonsolin miss the entire 2024 season.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_99749\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99749\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-99749\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_21133896_168403884_lowres-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_21133896_168403884_lowres-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_21133896_168403884_lowres-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_21133896_168403884_lowres-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_21133896_168403884_lowres-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_21133896_168403884_lowres-2048x1371.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-99749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aug 2, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin (26) throws to the plate in the second inning against the Oakland Athletics at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Tony Gonsolin Out for Season After Elbow Surgery<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Andrew Friedman said Tony Gonsolin underwent an internal brace procedure today. His season is obviously over. It\u2019s an 8-10 month timeline.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabianArdaya\/status\/1955426990326235492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Los Angeles Dodger RHP Tony Gonsolin had pronator repair surgery on his right elbow this afternoon performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache. He will miss the remainder of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dodgers\/status\/1955478985900691747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Gone Mum<\/h3>\n<p>Tony Gonsolin was slated to be the Dodgers&#8217; fifth starter out of spring training. However, he landed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/03\/11\/dodgers-name-dustin-may-fith-starter\/\" target=\"_self\">injured list<\/a> after hurting his back lifting weights. He came back briefly early in the season before landing on the IL again with elbow pain. Dodgers management has been quiet about the right-hander&#8217;s progress since he has been sidelined, and now we know why.<\/p>\n<h3>Effective&#8230;When Healthy<\/h3>\n<p>When Gonsolin returned from the IL the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/04\/02\/dodgers-pitchers-tony-gonsolin-evan-phillips-rehab-game\/\" target=\"_self\">first time this season,<\/a> he showed flashes of his old self. In his first starts, the pinpoint control was there, but as 2025 progressed, his walk rate went up and his velocity went down. He finishes his abbreviated year with an ERA right at 5.00. This is a far cry from his spectacular 2022, in which he had a 16-1 record with an ERA of 2.14. It also earned him an All-Star appearance. Now, he will not see a major league mound until the middle of 2026, at the earliest.<\/p>\n<h3>The Hits Just Keep Coming<\/h3>\n<p>The Gonsolin news comes just after reliever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stewabr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brock Stewart<\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/31\/dodgers-acquire-reliever-brock-stewart-twins\/\" target=\"_self\">placed on the IL<\/a>. Stewart will miss time with shoulder inflammation. However, the Dodgers are hopeful that it isn&#8217;t season-ending. Los Angeles has not been the juggernaut that they had hoped. They are 12-19 since July 4th, and just one game ahead of the hard-charging San Diego Padres. Will they be able to win consistently again? Who knows? But it won&#8217;t be smooth sailing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers took another hit today. President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman announced that right-handed starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin had elbow surgery today and is out for the remainder of the 2025 season, as reported by Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. The recovery time is eight to 10 months. 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