Yu Darvish Undergoes Season-Ending Tommy John Surgery
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SURPRISE, AZ (105.3 THE FAN) - Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish is officially out for the 2015 season.
Darvish underwent season-ending ligament reconstruction (aka Tommy John) surgery on his right elbow Tuesday morning in Gulf Breeze. Florida.
Dr. James Andrews performed the surgery at the Andrews Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center - the Rangers said there were no surprises and that the surgery went as expected with no complications.
Yu tweeted "It ended safely. People who send me power, thank you very much!"
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According to the club, Darvish will have his right arm in a sling for approximately 7-10 days and will then have a brace on the elbow. He will begin his rehab in the next few days and will return to the Rangers' complex in Surprise, Arizona to continue that process.
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