Jonny Venters To Undergo 3rd Tommy John Surgery

What a shame baseball can be sometimes. One of the greatest relief pitchers in all of MLB, Jonny Venters, is facing a third Tommy John surgery. While trying to rehab from his second Tommy John Surgery, Venters experienced some discomfort in his elbow. He went and talked to Dr. James Andrews, the worlds most renowned sports doctor, and it was found out that Venters had torn his Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL.) After talking to his family, Venters decided to undergo a third Tommy John surgery. Now this makes sense considering he is only 29 years old. Plus the fact that we was pitching excellent before he left. He was pitching a stellar 1.84 ERA the year before he got injured. The odds are not on his side. The success rate for players after one surgery is almost 95%, after two Tommy John surgeries it is less, and after three Tommy John surgeries...well only one person has done it.

So if Venters were to make a return to the big leagues he would be only the second known player in all of Major League history, to return after 3 Tommy John surgeries. If he is successful in his return, then someone has gotta weave this guy a Superman shirt. There are questions facing him though. Will he be the same pitcher that he used to be? (surely we can't expect him to) How long will he be able to pitch if he comes back? Will he have the same stuff? No one knows, and we might never know, we can hope that he has a successful surgery, and a successful rehab, and of course a successful career.