Jesse Scholtens To Undergo Tommy John Surger

The White Sox officially announced their trade with the Cubs, acquiring left-hander . To open a spot for Horn on their 40 Kristaps Porzingis Jersey -man roster, they have moved right-hander to the 60-day injured list with torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. was among those to relay that Scholtens will have Tommy John surgery on Friday. Scholtens, 30 in April, was able to make his major league debut last year. He made 26 appearances, including 11 starts, logging 85 innings in the proce s. He had a 5.29 earned run average in that time, striking out 15.4% of opponents while i suing walks at an 8% clip. His work in Triple-A was stronger, as he made nine starts at that level with a 4.44 ERA, 23.4% strikeout rate and 6.8% walk rate. He was likely going to be serving in a depth role for the club this year, given that he still has a couple of options remaining. The Sox have remade a lot of their pitching staff over the last year. They have traded , , , , , , , and since last summer, while pitchers like and departed via free agency. They have also added guys like , , , , , and others, but there should be plenty of opportunity for a depth arm or two to step up and fill a role this year. Unfortunately, Scholtens wont be able to take advantage of that opportunity. He will mi s the entire 2024 campaign and likely some early portions of the 2025 season as well, given that Tommy John rehabs generally run more than a year in length. Hell remain on the injured list for all of 2024, collecting major league service time and pay. Mitchell Robinson Jersey