Detroit — Derek Hill had Tommy John surgery Wednesday and the Tigers’ prized outfield prospect already was back in Lakeland, Florida, by Friday, ready to start working out.
What? No vacation?
“I don’t need one,” he said, chuckling, during a lengthy phone interview with The News. “Playing baseball is my vacation time.”
Hill, the Tigers’ first-round draft pick in 2014 out of high school in California, had a breakthrough season, of sorts, in 2016.
But just like last season, it was cut short by a fluke injury. Pitchers typically have the Tommy John surgery or ligament-replacement in the elbow.