According to Kevin Kernan of the New York Post, the first thing New York Yankees pitcher Luis Severino did once he knew he needed Tommy John surgery was Google pitchers who have had it. The first name that came up was New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom. Severino also brought up Stephen Strasburg.
Strasburg and deGrom are among the best starting pitchers in the game. That gives Severino hope.
“That gave me more confidence,” Severino told Kernan. “These guys did it, I can do it, too. DeGrom has had a great career and Strasburg just won the MVP of the World Series.