JT Brubaker Discusses Tommy John Surgery (+)

The Pittsburgh Pirates will be without right-handed pitcher JT Brubaker for all of this season and a good chunk of 2024 after the 29-year-old underwent Tommy John surgery earlier this month.

Brubaker was expected to be a big part of the Pirates’ starting rotation this season but began the year on the 15-day injured list before being transferred to the 60-day IL not long after.

Brubaker suffered his injury in spring training. After getting the results of the initial test and an eventual second opinion, he and the Pirates opted for the surgery.