Until Cade Cavalli felt a tug in his elbow and a “zing” go down his arm, he had never thought much about Tommy John surgery. Elite athletes often feel at least a measure of invincibility. Cavalli suffered a grade three sprain earlier this week.
And others, Cavalli included, throw a baseball at max effort. Then they do it again. Then again and again and again, inviting the sort of consequence Cavalli faces.
Next week, he’ll fly to Dallas and undergo reconstructive surgery to repair a fully torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. After that, he will dive headfirst into a year-long rehab, leaving him mostly isolated from the team he was supposed to leave spring training with. The Washington Nationals have big plans for Cavalli. They still do, even if the short-term goals have changed. When Cavalli heard the diagnosis Wednesday, he let himself cry.
The pitch, a change-up thrown against the New York Mets on Tuesday, shifted a lot for Washington. Cavalli,present. Martinez had already penciled him as the fifth starter. For a team that’s expected to lose a lot of games again, Cavalli, MacKenzie Gore and Josiah Gray were a reason to tune in for at least three out of every five nights. Cavalli had been pumping high-90s fastball with a biting curve.
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