Royals lose best pitcher to Tommy John surgery

Brian Ethridge | 5:53 PM on May 14, 2012

Sorry Kansas City, but we have some bad news to report. Your best young pitcher, Danny Duffy, has been diagnosed with a torn left ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow. That means he’ll miss all of the 2012 season and likely part of the 2013 season as well due to needing the dreaded Tommy John surgery.

https://twitter.com/#!/SSJ_WHB/status/202148444301819905

https://twitter.com/#!/raford3/status/202149064891043842

https://twitter.com/#!/dirkchatelain/status/202149347390013440

https://twitter.com/#!/injuryexpert/status/202148290500890624

https://twitter.com/#!/ARosser14/status/202152694599790593

https://twitter.com/#!/rcrawford/status/202152676660744193

Hopefully the 23-year-old is able to make a full recovery and still become an all-star pitcher someday.