A’s Opening Day starter Kendall Graveman to have Tommy John surgery
ARLINGTON, Texas — Kendall Graveman, the A’s Opening Day starter, will have Tommy John surgery Monday in Dallas and will be out 12 to 14 months.
“It’s been kind of tough,” Graveman told The Chronicle on Tuesday. “But in the long run, it’s going to work out. I’m going to work as hard as I can to get back.”
Graveman, who has been on Triple-A Nashville’s disabled list much of the season, said that an MRI earlier in the season showed possible damage to his ulnar collateral ligament, and after six weeks of rehab, there were no signs that significant healing had occurred. “The throwing program didn’t go as well as hoped,” Graveman said. “Even throwing 60-75 feet was tough.”
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