{"id":529296,"date":"2026-03-17T19:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/529296\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T19:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:08:08","slug":"white-sox-mike-vasil-to-undergo-season-ending-tommy-john-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/529296\/","title":{"rendered":"White Sox’ Mike Vasil to undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

GLENDALE, Ariz. \u2014 The White Sox<\/a> bullpen took a major hit after the team announced that Mike Vasil would be undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think for me and all these years of being able to pitch healthy and throwing a lot of innings, it\u2019s just something that happens in today\u2019s game,\u201d Vasil said Monday. \u201cSometimes you can\u2019t avoid it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vasil exited Saturday\u2019s game after throwing 3\u2154 innings. He said he felt something in his elbow after walking Max Muncy and wanted to proceed with caution. <\/p>\n

Vasil said Tuesday that he \u201cknew something was off.\u201d He said the next day he knew that the injury was more serious than he imagined. <\/p>\n

Tests revealed that the injury was likely inevitable due to wear-and-tear over time, Vasil said. Logging a lot of injuries comes with a debt that comes due eventually. His surgery will be performed on April 2 by Dr. Keith Meister in Texas.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to do everything in my power to make it as speedy and also take the precautionary measures so that I\u2019m back and I\u2019m ready,\u201d Vasil said.<\/p>\n

The injury is a blow to the bullpen and clubhouse. Vasil is a connector, someone whose boisterous personality permeates the locker room. On the mound, he was one of their more dependable arms, able to handle a multitude of roles and rack up innings \u2014 he was one of five Sox pitchers to throw at least 100 innings.<\/p>\n

Without Vasil, the Sox will have to replace what he brings in terms of eating innings and serving in that multi-inning role. The injury can open the door for one of the Rule 5 draft selections \u2014 Jedixson Paez or Alexander Alberto \u2014 to make the team out of camp. It also opens the door for left-hander Chris Murphy, who entered camp with a shot at being in the rotation before settling into a bullpen role.<\/p>\n

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Fedde is in the mix for one of the two open rotation spots. <\/p>\n

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Murakami returned to Sox camp Monday.<\/p>\n

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Mead played for Team Australia in the World Baseball Classic, going 5-for-14 with three RBI in four games.<\/p>\n

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Montgomery was reassigned to minor-league camp on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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