Dodgers All-Star Buehler has 2nd career Tommy John surgery

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Published August 23, 2022 6:49 PM

By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers All-Star pitcher Walker Buehler has undergone Tommy John surgery for the second time in his career. The team had said earlier this month that the 28-year-old right-hander would be having season-ending elbow surgery, but had not said it would be Tommy John. The typical recovery time for such a procedure is 12-to-18 months. The Dodgers had already said the 28-year-old right-hander would be having season-ending elbow surgery, but not that it would be Tommy John. The typical recovery time for such a procedure is 12 to 18 months.

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