FILE - San Francisco Giants pitcher Bud Black winds up a pitch to a Philadelphia Phillies batter during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Candlestick Park in San Francisco, May 15, 1991. Black opted not to have Tommy John surgery late in his career, even though his pitching elbow would swell after every outing and begin hurting once he reached a certain number of throws.
Fewer than 100 professional pitchers had undergone Tommy John surgery when Black retired in 1995. Now, that number is more than“Back then in the early 90s in my last couple years with the Giants, I had some elbow discomfort, but I was one of those guys that my elbow just progressively started to end up with some trauma that probably in this day in age would have required Tommy John,” Black shared.
All these years later as a longtime manager, the 66-year-old Black is thrilled he can still throw pain-free batting practice and hit groundballs during drills with the Rockies.“What happens with a compromised ligament or a torn ligament as a professional baseball player, that high-intensity throw, that high-intensity swing, the effort you need to compete at, you can’t do it if you have a torn ligament, if you have a torn UCL,” he said.
Dickey, drafted by Texas 18th overall in 1996 out of Tennessee, crossed paths with Ryan while pitching in the Rangers organization.
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