Less than one year after undergoing Tommy John surgery, New York Mets right-hander Jeremy Hefner appears headed for another major elbow operation, according to ESPN's Adam Rubin.
Terrible news on Jeremy Hefner. Fracture and another UCL tear in elbow. Potentially second major surgery coming.
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) August 11, 2014Hefner was lifted from his rehabilitation start Aug. 6 amid "soreness" in his forearm and was promptly shut down by the club and sent to New York for further examination.
The 28-year-old was subsequently diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament, and is presumably poised to undergo the second Tommy John surgery of his career.
Selected in the fifth round of the 2007 draft, Hefner crafted a 4.34 ERA (83 ERA+) across 23 starts and one relief appearnce for the Mets in 2013.
