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- Updated: August 19, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Seth Maness’ surgery on his ulnar collateral ligament Thursday went well, in two aspects. It was a successful operation — and it wasn’t Tommy John surgery, as had originally been scheduled.
Rather than replacing Maness’s injured ligament with another — the Tommy John procedure — doctors only repaired the existing one, drastically reducing his recovery time.
“They went in and had to tack [the ligament] down,” manager Mike Matheny said. “I think it changes the prognosis of when he could potentially be back.”
Recovery from Tommy John can take anywhere from 12-18 months. Matheny said Maness could be back in half that time, by Spring Training next year on the early end. No matter when Maness returns, …
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