White Sox reliever Nate Jones has been on the disabled list with a back injury since the first week of the season, but now he’s got an even bigger problem.
Dan Hayes of CSNChicago.com reports that the 28-year-old right-hander injured the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow while trying to build back arm strength following the time off and underwent Tommy John surgery Tuesday.
That means Jones will miss the remainder of this season and likely most of next year as well. If healthy Jones probably would have been in line for a bunch of save chances in Chicago, but now he’s looking at essentially back-to-back lost seasons after beginning his career with a 3.31 ERA through 150 innings.