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Paging Tommy John: Pitchers having painful spring
Pained Pitchers Baseb Heal WEB
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Kris Medlen warms up before an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, Fla., in this Feb. 27, 2014, file photo. All over spring training, there's been an outbreak of wrecked elbows and pained pitchers. The NL East champion Braves took a hit an injuries to Medlen. - photo by Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. — Jarrod Parker, Kris Medlen and Luke Hochevar are out for the season, Patrick Corbin and Brandon Beachy might join them in the operating room. All over spring training, there's been an outbreak of wrecked elbows and pained pitchers. Next stop, those dreaded words: Tommy John surgery.