Minnesota Twins Pitcher Trevor May to Undergo Tommy John Surgery
By Nick Fustor
After entering the offseason with hopes of rejoining the starting rotation this season, Minnesota Twins right-hander Trevor May will undergo Tommy John surgery on Wednesday, per SB Nation.
In his brief three-year major league career, Minnesota Twins right-hander Trevor May has never been able to find consistency. Largely in part due to differing opinions as to his future as a starter or reliever, May owns a career 5.14 ERA in just over 200 innings pitched.
After going through stretches of ineffectiveness and injuries last season, May and the Twins decided it would be best to stretch him out as a starter, in hopes of recapturing the flashes of effectiveness he showed off in 2015.
Now, May announced he will undergo Tommy John surgery after he was diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament on March 11. He did not receive official word of his prognosis until he received a second opinion on Tuesday.
Tomorrow is the day. My replacement is coming from my knee, so I'm going to look like I got hit by a bus in about 24 hours.
— Trevor May (@IamTrevorMay) March 21, 2017
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May will miss the entire season, but should be ready to go early next year if all goes well in his rehab.
While May was seen as a front runner to win the final job in Minnesota’s starting rotation, the Twins now look ready to slot Jose Berrios into the rotation after releasing non-roster invitee Ryan Vogelsong on Tuesday. The Twins rotation also features Ervin Santana, Hector Santiago, Kyle Gibson and Phil Hughes.
Last season, May posted a 5.27 ERA with a much more telling 3.80 FIP and 12.88 K/9 in 42.2 relief innings. Home runs became an issue for May, as he allowed 1.48 HR/9 while also dealing with lingering injuries.
May is under team control until 2020, so it’s likely that he’ll get another shot at the rotation upon his return next season. His tendency to rack up strikeouts has always given him some level of success, so he’ll just need to regain his control from the 2015 season if he hopes to have continued success as a starter.
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Aside from his rehab this year, May could be seen livestreaming on Twitch. May streams almost every day during the week from 12-4 pm PST. He mainly streams the game Overwatch, but has also featured Rainbow Six Siege and H1Z1: King of the Kill in recent weeks. It’s unknown if he’ll stream MLB The Show 17 when it releases on March 28.