Jake Arrieta to undergo season-ending elbow surgery

Aug 17 2019 by Yardbarker: Philadelphia Phillies

Phillies righty Jake Arrieta will undergo season-ending surgery later this month to remove a bone spur in his right elbow, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports. Arrieta, 33, had been pitching through the injury since early in the summer, to less than stellar results. The 2019 season was the hurler’s worst since his days in Baltimore: Though the righty somehow maintained a fastball velocity in the 92-93 mph range despite the injury, he again struggled to miss bats, command the baseball and...
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