RHP Corbin Burnes to undergo Tommy John Surgery

Diamondbacks Manager Torey Lovullo informed the media today that RHP Corbin Burnes will undergo Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction surgery i.e. Tommy John surgery, and will likely be on the injured list until the middle of the next season Our good friend Jack Sommers was among the members of the media to report on the story.

I had reached out and asked my source in the know of the likelihood of Burnes needing TJ surgery earlier in the week and his immediate answer of "Probably" made this the least surprising sports news of the day in my opinion. Obviously, this will hurt the Dbacks postseason chances, even more so since Burnes has been an effective pitcher when he's been healthy. Seven…