Tommy John surgery is performed on Orioles pitcher of note.

The word broke that top right-hander Kyle Bradish had suffered an injury that would require Tommy John surgery, which dealt a blow to the Baltimore Orioles. According to Danielle Allentuck of the Baltimore Banner, Bradish underwent surgery on Wednesday and will now miss the remainder of the 2024 MLB season.

General manager Mike Elias stated, “Kyle Bradish had Tommy John surgery with an internal brace today.”

Melanie Newman, the Orioles play-by-play announcer, claims that Bradish is also presently wearing an internal brace.

For the Orioles, who are already struggling with numerous ailments to their pitching staff, this is a sad development. Following surgery to treat their individual elbow injuries, John Means and Tyler Wells are still out of commission and are not anticipated to play this season.

For Bradish, this year has been difficult. Due to a UCL sprain, he missed the opening month of the season. Bradish suffered an injury and may have to wait several months to go back on the mound for the Orioles, just when it seems like he was having a good season. On June 14, Bradish made his most recent start and went five innings in a 5-3 home loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Before having to abandon his outing because to elbow discomfort, he only gave up two earned runs on three hits and four strikeouts in 74 pitches.

Bradish will not be able to build on his 2-0 record, 2.75 ERA, and 1.068 WHIP across eight starts in 2024 since he is out for the remainder of the season. His 32.5 strikeout %, 1.2 percent walk rate, and opponents batting average of.188 are all the best of his big league career to date. It appears obvious that he has an elbow problem given that he allowed his first two home runs of the season in the Phillies game, having allowed none in his previous seven starts.

Outlook for Orioles pitchers in light of Kyle Bradish’s injury

Now that Bradish’s 2024 season is over, it will be more difficult for the Orioles starting rotation to maintain its excellent play despite the injuries. With a 3.03 ERA entering Wednesday, the Orioles had the third-best starters’ ERA among major league teams. In baseball current season, only the Phillies and the New York Yankees had a higher combined starters ERA.

With Bradish out of the picture, Corbin Burns, Grayson Rodriguez, and Cole Irvin are now seen as the Orioles’ main anchors in the rotation, with Cade Povich and Albert Suárez rounding out the five-man group. Now that Bradish is not in the picture, the Orioles appear to be a team that should be searching for pitching assistance in front of the MLB trade deadline on July 30.