Angels' Starting Pitcher, Andrew Heaney, opts for Tommy John surgery when stem cell injections prove ineffective in recovery from UCL tear.
ANAHEIM -- Six innings, that's it. That's all that Andrew Heaney will throw in 2016. Six innings.
The decision made Thursday afternoon did not come easy for Heaney or the struggling Angels. The 25-year-old southpaw who was destined for the top-end of the rotation for this season and others to come will now be looking at Tommy John surgery as his only option for recovery.
Heaney took to Twitter to express his feelings towards the decision, and a reasoning as to why it was his last resort;
"Over two months ago, after seeing the best doctors across the country, I was given news that I had suffered a partial tear to my [ulnar collateral ligament].