Yankees pitcher Sergio Santos to have season-ending Tommy John surgery
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 21: Sergio Santos #21 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws a pitch in the eighth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on September 21, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Blue Jays won the game 4-2. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) (2013 Getty Images)
Yankees right-hander Sergio Santos is going to have season-ending Tommy John surgery, and left-hander Jacob Lindgren is set to have a bone spur removed from his elbow.
The Yankees made the announcement about Santos on Sunday, two days after the oft-injured reliever was placed on the disabled list with elbow inflammation.
Lindgren, taken in the second round in the 2014 draft and made his big league debut May 25, was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on June 13. The Yankees tweeted that the rehab and recovery period should be no more than 12 weeks.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}New York made several roster moves ahead of its game against Detroit.
Outfielder Mason Williams was put on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Saturday, with right shoulder inflammation. Right-hander Danny Burawa and outfielder Ramon Flores were recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and righty Bryan Mitchell was optioned to the Yankees' top minor league club.
The Yankees signed Santos to a minor league deal on June 9 after he was released by the Dodgers. He eventually made two appearances for New York before injuring his elbow.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The 31-year-old Santos made his debut in 2010 and had 30 saves for the White Sox a year later. But he spent much of the next three seasons with Toronto on the DL. He had season-ending shoulder surgery in 2012 then missed most of 2013 after elbow surgery. Last year he had a strained forearm.