Former Blue Jay Joe Musgrove receives heartbreaking news

Joe Musgrove needs Tommy John surgery and won't pitch for the San Diego Padres in the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The right-hander has an ulnar collateral ligament injury, A.J. Preller, the Padres president of baseball operations, said Friday. Recovery typically takes 12 to 18 months, meaning Musgrove could miss the entire 2025 season. -Harris

«I'm devastated about not being able to finish what we started,» an emotional Musgrove said in the Padres dugout. «It's just a matter of coming to grips with that this is it for me.»

«If you're not a pitcher, it's very difficult to explain. I just had a hard time getting to full extension and letting pitches go,» Musgrove said Wednesday. «There wasn't a whole lot of confidence behind it. I had two outs in the inning. I was hoping to be able to get through the inning and then address it in between, but I didn't make it to that point.»