Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler will need elbow surgery and will miss the rest of the season.
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The 28-year-old American had already had surgery to remove bone fragments from that elbow in June. He has since been on the 60-day disabled list while also battling a sprained flexor muscle in his forearm. However, he will have to go under the knife again on August 23.
Buehler was not having a season that lived up to expectations before he went to the infirmary. He was 6-3 with a 4.02 ERA. Statistics far from his 16-4 record and his average of 2.47 for the 2021 season, during which he was invited to the all-star game.
In six seasons with the Dodgers, Buehler started 106 games. He boasts 46-16 and a 3.02 average.
The Dodgers went into Monday’s games with a 79-34 record, the best in the major leagues so far this season.