Yankees Tanaka Right elbow bone thorn removal surgery October 25, 7:52
Major League Baseball Yankees pitcher Masaru Tanaka was found to have undergone surgery to remove the bone thorn on his right elbow. The team is looking forward to the next February camp.
This was revealed at a press conference summarizing this season, opened by the Yankees Brian Cashman General Manager on the 24th.
Yankees, to which Tanaka belongs, went to the playoff by winning the eastern part of the American League, but in the league-winning decision series, he lost to Astros with 2 wins and 4 losses and finished the season.
Later, Tanaka went through the examination and found that a thorn made of a deformed bone tissue on the right elbow was found.
According to officials, there was no impact on play during the season, but Tanaka had an endoscopic surgery to remove bone thorns on the 23rd of this month. The team believes it will be in time for the camp in February next year as to the prospect of return.
Tanaka pitched for the first time in six consecutive years in Japan, with 11 wins and 9 losses and a defense rate of 4.45 in the regular season. In addition, the playoff was a good win with 2 wins and 1 loss and a defense rate of 2.25.