Bad news for the Big Maple.
According to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, Tommy John surgery has been recommended for James Paxton, which would sideline the Seattle Mariners left-handed starter for the year.
The 32-year-old from Ladner, B.C., left Tuesday’s loss to the Chicago White Sox in the second inning after just 24 pitches. He was seen grimacing after throwing a 92 m.p.h fastball to Andrew Vaughn.
The Mariners placed Paxton on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a forearm strain in his pitching arm.
Paxton, who spent the last two seasons with the New York Yankees after spending the first six years of his career in Seattle, returned to the Mariners on a one-year, $8.5-million deal in the off-season.
With files from The Associated Press
