{"id":77711,"date":"2024-06-24T20:06:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T00:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=77711"},"modified":"2024-06-24T20:06:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T00:06:43","slug":"angels-patrick-sandoval-tommy-john-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/24\/angels-patrick-sandoval-tommy-john-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Angels Southpaw Starter to Undergo Tommy John Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Left-handed pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sandopa02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-24_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Sandoval<\/a> of the Los Angeles Angels has a high-grade flexor tear and a torn ulnar collateral ligament, which means he needs Tommy John surgery. The Angels can&#8217;t seem to catch a break with injuries this season. He has no timetable for when he will return, but this could keep him out until 2026.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lefty Patrick Sandoval said he has a high-grade flexor tear and a torn ulnar collateral ligament. So he\u2019ll need to undergo Tommy John surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rhett Bollinger (@RhettBollinger) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RhettBollinger\/status\/1805360456959410582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Angels Pitcher Patrick Sandoval Needs Tommy John Surgery<\/h2>\n<p>The southpaw lasted until the third inning of his June 21st start against the Los Angeles Dodgers when he was taken out of the game due to an elbow injury. Unfortunately, the injury is more serious than what was initially diagnosed as a left elbow strain. Sandoval is set to undergo Tommy John surgery in the near future. This season, the 27-year-old lefty has a 5.08 ERA and 81 strikeouts, with a 2-8 record across 79 2\/3 innings. The injury occurred when he threw a pitch to former Angel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/ohtansh01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-24_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shohei Ohtani<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>LA Angels Injuries<\/h3>\n<p>The injury to Sandoval adds more heartbreak for the Angels. They currently have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cimbead01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-24_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adam Cimber<\/a> on the IL with a shoulder injury, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cisnejo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-24_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jose Cisnero<\/a> on the 60-day IL with a shoulder injury as well, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/q\/quijajo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-24_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jose Quijada<\/a> on the 60-day IL with an elbow injury, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/silsech01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-24_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chase Silseth<\/a> on the 60-day IL with an elbow injury, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stephro01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-24_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Stephenson<\/a> on the 60-day IL with an elbow injury, infielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/drurybr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-24_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Drury<\/a> with a day-to-day illness, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rendoan01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-24_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Rendon<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/10\/angels-add-three-infielders\/\" target=\"_self\">60-day IL<\/a> with a hamstring injury, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sanomi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-24_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miguel Sano<\/a> on the 10-day IL with a knee injury, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/troutmi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-24_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Trout<\/a> on the 10-day IL with a knee injury. It feels like they have <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/16\/angels-hit-rock-bottom\/\" target=\"_self\">hit rock bottom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, most of the Angels&#8217; injuries are elbow injuries. There are 10 players on the IL, and fans are, without a doubt, taking it hard and feeling like they are cursed. However, as bad as their situation seems, the LA Angels are not the only team plagued with injuries. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/04\/29\/rookies-pitchers-throwing-hard\/\" target=\"_self\">The 2024 season<\/a> has showcased many teams dealing with unfortunate injuries this season, many of them being pitchers. This season has not been kind to dozens of players, as many teams&#8217; injured lists continue to pile up. The only positive outlook with all these players going on the IL is that it has allowed minor league players to get called up and gain the opportunity to play in the majors.<\/p>\n<p>While Sandoval&#8217;s injury is a setback, he is a back-end starter at best for the Angels. He&#8217;s had trouble working six innings this season. That means the Angels should be able to find a short-term fix to fill Sandoval&#8217;s role.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Robert Edwards-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Left-handed pitcher Patrick Sandoval of the Los Angeles Angels has a high-grade flexor tear and a torn ulnar collateral ligament, which means he needs Tommy John surgery. The Angels can&#8217;t seem to catch a break with injuries this season. He has no timetable for when he will return, but this could keep him out until [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4831,"featured_media":77725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1071,35],"tags":[3416,1261,1968,5034,514,248,5834,128,2178,1233],"class_list":["post-77711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-angels","category-mlb","category-news","tag-adam-cimber","tag-anthony-rendon","tag-brandon-drury","tag-jose-quijada","tag-miguel-sano","tag-mike-trout","tag-patrick-sandoval","tag-robert-stephenson","tag-shohei-ohtani","tag-tommy-john-surgery"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4831"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}