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Rangers’ Jose Corniell Comes Back Strong From Elbow Surgery

Righthander Jose Corniell had a memorable MLB debut in the Rangers†season finale. He struck out the first batter he faced in a scoreless inning and was handed a three-run lead to finish off what would be his first career victory.

But the bottom fell out at Progressive Field as the Guardians scored four times in the 10th inning to clinch the American League Central with a walk-off win. Corniell walked off the mound defeated, but his 2025 was a win.

He finished his rehab from Tommy John surgery, dominated in the minor leagues and reached the majors. The 22-year-old then pitched in the Arizona Fall League.

That points to Corniell making a bigger contribution with the Rangers in 2026.

“He just seems mature beyond his years,†former Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said, “as far as pitching, good command and good secondary pitches he can throw for strikes at any time. Itâ€s important for him to get a taste for next year.â€

Corniell was injured in the spring of 2024, when he made his first appearance in Cactus League action. He was one of the surprises of camp, and Bochy expected Corniell to contribute during the regular season.

His elbow gave way, though, and he entered the difficult rehab process from Tommy John surgery. The process yielded enhanced physical strength and velocity as well as additional mental strength.

“I had to be mentally strong and come back to do what I needed to do,†Corniell said. “I think it’s helped me in the long run to be prepared for whatâ€s ahead.â€

Corniell doesnâ€t turn 23 until June. He came to the Rangers from the Mariners, who signed him from the Dominican Republic for $630,000 before trading him late in 2020 in a deal for reliever Rafael Montero.

Corniell throws three different fastballs and a changeup, but his best secondary offering is his slider. The arsenal overwhelmed minor leaguers in 2025 to the tune of a 1.89 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 38 innings across two levels.

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— Joining Corniell in the Arizona Fall League were catcher Malcolm Moore and righthanders Winston Santos and Emiliano Teodo. All three missed significant time during the season, and Santos and Teodo are members of the 40-man roster who could make their MLB debuts in 2026.

— Righthander Kumar Rocker allowed one run in 2.1 innings on Sept. 18 in his first game action in more than a month. Rocker spent more than a month reworking his mechanics after toiling with them throughout the season. He will be a candidate for the Rangers†rotation in 2026.

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Carlos Rodón has elbow surgery to remove bone spur

NEW YORK — Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodón underwent a procedure on his left elbow to remove loose bodies and shave down a bone spur, manager Aaron Boone said Thursday.

Rodón is not expected to be ready for Opening Day 2026, but his recovery timetable puts him in line to return to the Yankees rotation either sometime in April or early May next season.

For now, Rodón will not throw for eight weeks. That period of no activity, which will last until mid-December, will push back the start of Rodón’s 2026 season.

“When you build in all the ramp-up and the throwing program and getting him ready to be a starting pitcher, that probably delays him potentially a couple of weeks to start the season,” Boone said at Thursday’s news conference at Yankee Stadium.

Rodón had the surgery on Wednesday. It was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles, who also performed Yankees ace Gerrit Cole’s Tommy John surgery in March.

The 32-year-old Rodón is coming off his best season as a Yankee, having gone 18-9 — tied for second-most wins in the Majors — with a 3.09 ERA in 33 starts. He struck out 203 batters in 195 1/3 innings, and held opponents to a .188 batting average, which was the best mark in the AL. He was also named an All-Star for the third time in his 11-year MLB career.

Because Rodón will be starting the 2026 season on the injured list, the Yankees could look to pursue additional starting pitching in free agency or via trade this winter. But general manager Brian Cashman said Thursday that he’s not sure yet what the team’s course of action will be.

“Certainly the last two years have been really good for us with Carlos,” Cashman said. “But I don’t know what that means [as far as] where we put our remaining resources, and how we reinforce. Do we have enough from within, or do we have to go outside to augment? You can never have enough pitching, so I don’t know. But clearly the good thing is: He’s coming back, so we have to make sure there’s room on that roster when he does.”

The 2025 season was Rodón’s third since signing a six-year, $162 million deal with New York. The lefty was strong for the Yankees down the stretch, allowing two earned runs or fewer in four of his five September starts to help New York clinch an AL Wild Card spot.

Rodón made two starts in the postseason — one each in the AL Wild Card Series vs. the Red Sox and the ALDS against the Blue Jays — and pitched to a 9.72 ERA in 8 1/3 innings.

The Yankees were aware that Rodón’s elbow might eventually need a cleanup. But Rodón was able to keep pitching through the season, and doctors deemed it suitable to wait to address the issue at least until after the postseason.

“We knew at some point it might be something that would have to be dealt with,” Cashman said. “If this presser was three weeks ago, I wouldn’t have had a surgery on my mind for Carlos Rodón, taking him out at the beginning of next year. But it’s also not surprising, given the job that he does.”

In other Yankees pitcher injury news, the Bombers’ ace continues to make progress in his Tommy John surgery recovery.

Cole’s on track to start facing live hitters from the mound at some point during Spring Training, and while he won’t be ready by Opening Day, the Yankees are hopeful that Cole will be pitching for them in 2026 not long after.

Cole, who has been rehabbing from the surgery he had on his right elbow in March, is scheduled to throw lightly off a mound next week. He will meet with Dr. ElAttrache in California next month and again before Spring Training.

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Aaron Judge does not need surgery on right elbow in 2025 offseason

Superstar outfielder Aaron Judge does not need offseason surgery to repair his right elbow.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed the good news involving the Bombers’ biggest star on Thursday during an end-of-season news conference at Yankee Stadium.

Judge had an MRI after the season that revealed his elbow was healing well.

“It showed continued improvement in the flexor muscles,” Boone said. “And he finished the season doing pretty well. So no surgery is going to be needed for Aaron.”

Judge, who was put on the injured list with a flexor strain in July, returned to the lineup in early August but was limited to designated hitter duties. He returned to right field in early September and played the field relatively consistently throughout the rest of the regular season and postseason, although his throwing was affected by his injury.

Boone said that he expects Judge to be the Yankees’ everyday right fielder when the 2026 season begins.

“Heâ€ll take some time off and continue to do strengthening things and rehab stuff,” Boone said. “But we felt like he finished the season in a pretty good place, as we saw continued improvements with him.”

Judge, 33, slashed .331/.457/.688 — leading the Majors in all three categories — with 53 homers and 114 RBIs in 152 games in 2025. He led the American League in walks (124) and runs scored (137). Judge slashed .500/.581/.692 with one home run and seven RBIs in seven postseason games for the Yankees this October.

Two other Yankees, shortstop Anthony Volpe and starting pitcher Carlos Rodón, did require surgical procedures after the team’s season ended.

Volpe had surgery to repair the torn labrum in his left shoulder, and Rodón had an arthroscopic procedure to remove loose bodies from his left elbow and shave down a bone spur. Both players are expected to miss the start of next season but be ready fairly soon after Opening Day, either sometime in April or May.

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Aaron Judge doesn’t rule out offseason right elbow surgery

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    Jorge CastilloOct 9, 2025, 05:56 AM ET

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      ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024.

NEW YORK — After the Yankees’ season-ending loss to the Blue Jays on Wednesday night, right fielder Aaron Judge did not dismiss the possibility of undergoing offseason surgery to repair his injured right elbow.

“We’ll definitely do some work on it,” Judge said. “We’ll do some work on it and get it right.”

Does that mean surgery?

“I’m not a doctor,” Judge said. “I don’t know.”

Judge, 33, suffered a flexor strain in the elbow in late July to interrupt another MVP-caliber season. Unable to throw without acute pain, he was placed on the injured list. He returned exclusively as a designated hitter on Aug. 5 while rehabbing the injury. A month later, though still limited, he returned to right field with the Yankees in a heated playoff race.

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He split time between right field and designated hitter until Sept. 23 when he started the Yankees’ final six regular-season games and seven postseason games in the outfield. Judge’s arm strength improved — he fired a 90.2-mph throw, slightly higher than his average in 2025, in Game 1 of the ALDS against the Blue Jays — but remained compromised.

The arm issue did not impact Judge in the batter’s box. After winning the batting title with a .331 average along with 53 home runs during the regular season, Judge registered the best individual postseason of his career.

Highlighted by his game-tying three-run home run off the left field pole at Yankee Stadium in Game 3 — on a 100-mph fastball in off the plate from Blue Jays right-hander Louis Varland — Judge went 13-for-26 (.500) with a 1.273 OPS, four walks and seven RBIs across 31 plate appearances in the Yankees’ seven playoff games.

But the performance could not prevent the Yankees from getting bounced in the ALDS after a 5-2 loss in Game 4, extending the franchise’s championship skid to 16 seasons.

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Chargers’ Khalil Mack out vs. Raiders with Elbow Injury, LB Had Arm in Sling

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The Los Angeles Chargers jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first half of Monday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders, but it wasn’t all good news for the visitors.

Pass-rusher Khalil Mack was ruled out for the remainder of the game because of an elbow injury. He was seen on the sidelines with his arm in a sling.

Mack was limited to just seven games in 2021 but has otherwise been durable throughout his career.

He appeared in at least 14 games in each of his other 10 seasons since he entered the league as the No. 5 overall pick of the 2014 NFL draft, including when he played 16 contests in his age-33 season in 2024.

However, it seems like the Buffalo product may miss some time moving forward following Monday’s setback.

Mack has been more than just durable during his dominant career. He has also been one of the league’s best defensive players with a list of accomplishments that includes the 2016 Defensive Player of the Year, three First-Team All-Pro nods and nine Pro Bowl selections.

While he is 34 years old and perhaps not as unstoppable as he once was, he was still a Pro Bowler last season and is just one full year removed from when he posted 17 sacks during the 2023 campaign.

He also figured to be even more important for the Chargers’ defensive front this season with Joey Bosa no longer on the roster, but it will be up to others to anchor the pass rush until he is ready to return.

That could mean more playing time for Bud Dupree or Caleb Murphy in the immediate future.

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