CINCINNATI -- Rays starter Jeffrey Springs will endure Tommy John surgical procedure, which can sideline the left-hander for the remainder of the yr and into the 2024 season. After being evaluated by group doctor Dr. Koco Eaton and receiving a second opinion from Dr. Keith Meister on Tuesday, Springs was positioned on the 15-day injured record Tuesday afternoon with a left elbow flexor pressure. The membership formally introduced that Springs will endure surgical procedure on Saturday. Springs exited his begin in opposition to the Red Sox final Thursday after simply three innings as a consequence of what the membership initially introduced as ulnar neuritis in his left arm. The Rays didn't place him on the injured record till Tuesday, which allowed them to recall prime prospect Taj Bradley...

SAN FRANCISCO — Joey Lucchesi used to ask his dad and mom to not come watch him pitch as a result of that approach he wouldn’t get rattled. There’s no approach he may do this this time after such an extended wait to get again on an enormous league mound, such an extended and daunting street recovering from...