Superstar righty Corbin Burnes is set to undergo Tommy John surgery next week, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters on Friday. He will miss the remainder of the season.
Burnes exited a game on Sunday against the Washington Nationals. Immediately after throwing his 70th pitch of the day in the fifth inning, he appeared to signal toward his team’s dugout and yell out in frustration.
He was placed on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation on Tuesday.
Burnes signed with the Diamondbacks in free agency this past off-season. In 10 starts coming into Sunday’s game, he has a 2.72 ERA and 3-2 record with 57 strikeouts in 59.2 innings.
Arizona signed Burnes to a $210 million, six-year contract and the 30-year-old has been very durable over the past several years. He’s made at least 28 starts in every season since he won the 2021 National League Cy Young Award with the Milwaukee Brewers.