Ace right-hander Corbin Burnes will undergo Tommy John surgery next week and will miss the rest of the 2025 season, manager Torey Lovullo said on Friday.

Burnes was forced to leave his most recent start against the Nationals in the top of the fifth inning on Sunday when he felt tightness in his elbow. Burnes said there was no one pitch that he felt pain on, but he noticed the tightness while getting the first two batters of the fifth out. Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams then came to the plate and the velocity on Burnes' cut fastball was down nearly 3 mph during the at-bat.

After Abrams singled to right field, Burnes immediately waved to the dugout for the trainer to come out. After a brief conversation, a visibly frustrated Burnes walked off the field.

Burnes received a second opinion i

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