Baccellieri: Is it wrong for baseball players to get Tommy John surgery during pandemic?
From Emma Baccellieri at Sports Illustrated on March 30, 2020:
On March 13, a recommendation came from the American College of Surgeons: Minimize, postpone, or cancel all elective surgery amid the spread of coronavirus. This instruction was shared the next day by the U.S. Surgeon General, and in the two weeks that have followed, it’s been echoed in executive orders issued across the country.
In that same time frame, MLB teams announced pitchers who would undergo Tommy John surgery: Tyler Beede of the Giants, Chris Sale of the Red Sox, Noah Syndergaard of the Mets. But what does it mean to have the procedure in a pandemic? Especially when every medical resource is precious—and pro athletes are already under fire for receiving preferential testing and treatment.
Read the full article here: https://www.si.com/mlb/2020/03/30/is-it-wrong-for-mlb-pitchers-to-get-tommy-john
Originally published: March 30, 2020. Last Updated: March 30, 2020.