Phillies doctors recommend elbow surgery for top prospect Andrew Painter

Wed, Jul 19, 2023
MLB News (AP)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies medical staff has recommended right-handed pitching prospect Andrew Painter have surgery on his right elbow.

The team said Wednesday that a UCL reconstruction on Painter's elbow was advised along with ulnar nerve transposition surgery. The 20-year-old sprained the ulnar collateral ligament during spring training in March.

The Phillies said Painter had continued to experience symptoms after bullpen sessions and that tests have shown "interval healing" in his elbow.

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Painter consulted Los Angeles Dodgers head team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache on July 24 in Los Angeles.

Painter had emerged during spring training as a candidate to make the Phillies' opening day roster and reached nearly 100 mph while facing Carlos Correa in spring training.

The 6-foot-7 Painter was the 13th overall pick in the 2021 amateur draft and signed for a $3.9 million bonus.

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