Dodgers starting pitcher tears UCL

Brandon McCarthy, a Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher, will likely need Tommy John surgery and will be out of action for the next 12 to 15 months following an MRI which confirmed a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, reports The Orange County Register.

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Mr. McCarthy was signed by the Dodgers as a bit of a gamble, as the report also notes the 31-year-old pitcher has suffered shoulder problems in the past.

 

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