Diamondbacks right-handers Thyago Vieira and Josh Winder, who were candidates for bullpen roles this season, both need Tommy John surgery.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have lost two relievers to Tommy John before the 2025 campaign has even begun. Torey Lovullo announced on Thursday that Thyago Vieira and Josh Winder will have surgery on their pitching elbows,

Knehr (elbow) signed a minor-league contract with the Padres on Friday. Knehr missed all of last season while completing his recovery from August 2023 Tommy John surgery, and he'll now return to San Diego after spending the offseason exploring his other options in free agency.

The Tigers have signed righty Jose Urquidy to a one-year, $1 million deal. Urquidy, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery, has been placed on the 60-day IL.

Prelander Berroa and Juan Carela opened spring training with the Chicago White Sox, but they will both be ruled out for the entire 2025 season after they have elbow surgery in the coming days.

With New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole undergoing Tommy John surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn UCL, the reigning AL champions have been left with a gaping hole in their rotation as they seek to contend once again in 2025.

Detroit Tigers right-hander José Urquidy, who has pitched in three World Series in the past six years, is nine months removed from Tommy John surgery.

The Yankees are swiftly adjusting to the reality that they will be without Gerrit Cole for the entire 2025 season, as the club announced that the ace right-hander is scheduled to undergo Tommy John surgery on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

As the Yankees awaited Gerrit Cole’s results over the weekend, general manager Brian Cashman told reporters he was “prepared for the worst.” On Monday, after getting a second

Gerrit Cole won the American League Cy Young Award in 2023 and missed part of the 2024 season due to elbow troubles.

This will be the second straight season Cole’s elbow forces an extended absence, but the Yankees’ ace won’t be returning midseason this time around.