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Cubs Top Pitching Prospect Brandon Birdsell to Have Season-Ending Elbow Surgery
Chicago Cubs pitching prospect Brandon Birdsell will have season-ending elbow surgery, dashing his hopes of making his major league debut in 2025.
Rangers' deGrom to miss scheduled start with shoulder fatigue
The Texas Rangers are going to skip Jacob deGrom’s scheduled start this week because of shoulder fatigue.
Max Kranick Injury: Could Need Tommy John Surgery
Kranick is scheduled to meet with Dr. Keith Meister to receive a second opinion on his right elbow injury, and Tommy John surgery could be a possibility for the right-hander, Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News reports.
Baseball Reaches Its Breaking Point
An elbow-injury epidemic has become an existential threat to the sport, prompting the M.L.B. to brainstorm new solutions, such as the use of a heavier ball.
Tommy John surgery at a turning point: 'Seat belt' gives hope to MLB's repeat patients
Baseball's infamous elbow surgery is a necessary evil – but doctors and patients are optimistic about the future.
Tigers' Jackson Jobe to undergo Tommy John surgery
Dr. Keith Meister, team physician and orthopedic consultant for the Texas Rangers, will perform the operation, which has not yet been scheduled.
The Pitcher Who Came Back From the Brink—By Learning to Throw Slower
Jacob deGrom missed most of two seasons after undergoing Tommy John surgery for a second time. Now he’s back and looking like his old self...
Guardians' Ben Lively to have season-ending Tommy John surgery
The Guardians said before Friday night's game at Detroit that Lively's surgical date has not been set, but it will be performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas. The right-hander is expected to miss 12-16 months.
Baseball Has a Pitching Velocity Problem—and It’s Not Slowing Down
“Baseball needs to figure out how to do it better and safer,” Dr. Keith Meister, a leading orthopedic surgeon who operates on MLB players, said, “because there isn’t an endless supply of arms.”
The Rangers’ Top Elbow Doc Is on a Mission to Save Baseball
Dr. Keith Meister invented the state-of-the art surgical technique used to fix pitchers' elbows. He'd rather not do it.