Tarik Skubal has been scratched from his start.
He has been placed on the injured list.
And he needs surgery.
The 29-year-old left-hander won’t start for the Detroit Tigers on Monday, May 4, against the Boston Red Sox in the opener of the three-game series at Comerica Park. He is scheduled to undergo surgery to remove loose bodies in his left elbow, manager A.J. Hinch announced before Monday’s game.
“It sucks,” Skubal said.Baseball HQ: Projections and analysis to power your fantasy baseball season.
Skubal – the reigning two-time American League Cy Young winner – could be sidelined for two to three months, but Hinch and Skubal declined to provide a timetable for his return.
The date, location and surgeon for the procedure haven’t been determined.
“Whatever the timeline is, I don’t have one,” Skubal said. “I don’t think it’s fair to probably guess and create one right now.”
“We have a decent idea, but it’s nothing I can publicly talk about right now,” Hinch said.
