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Jameson Taillon Finally Back on Track Two Years After Tommy John

INDIANAPOLIS - Sunday marked the two-year anniversary since Jameson Taillon went under the knife and had Tommy John surgery. He was expected to celebrate the milestone with his first start in Triple-A since the surgery, but was pushed back due to three straight postponements for Indianapolis. Triple-A is where Taillon left off when his career hit a freeze in 2013.

Taillon has grown so accustomed to rehabbing, that preparing for the start of a season felt like a new experience.

“Coming in this year, they didn’t treat me any different in the spring,” Taillon said. “I just got to go out there and prove that I am healthy and ready to go and have fun on a baseball field again.