Tarik Skubal could return for Tigers within 4-6 weeks after elbow surgery
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Updated · CBS Sports · May 8
Tarik Skubal could return for Tigers within 4-6 weeks after elbow surgery
13 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · May 8
The left-hander had loose bodies removed from his left elbow on Thursday, with the reported timetable putting him back on the mound in Detroit by mid-June to early July.
The report's author questioned that timeline, saying recent examples suggest pitchers usually need longer, with Blake Snell returning in 57 days after similar surgery in 2019.
The piece said Skubal should not be dropped in fantasy leagues but projected an early July return as more realistic unless his rehabilitation progresses unusually smoothly.
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