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Alex Dickerson To Undergo Tommy John Surgery, Miss 2018 Season

By Mark Polishuk | March 20, 2018 at 7:58pm CDT

Padres outfielder Alex Dickerson will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair a sprained UCL in his throwing elbow, The Athletic’s Dennis Lin reports (Twitter link).  Dickerson had been considering non-surgical options but instead he’ll go under the knife near the end of March, and be sidelined for the entire 2018 season.

Dickerson, 27, made a good impression as a rookie in 2016, hitting .257/.333/.455 with 10 homers over 285 plate appearances for San Diego.  He hasn’t played a big league game since, however, as back problems and eventual surgery sidelined him for all of 2017.  Dickerson was already facing a tough path to a 25-man roster spot due to the Padres’ crowded left field situation, and now he’ll lose another year of his career due to the Tommy John procedure.

A third-round pick for the Pirates in the 2011 draft, Dickerson came to the Padres in November 2013 in a trade for Jaff Decker and Miles Mikolas.  Dickerson has posted very strong minor league numbers, with a career .309/.367/.501 slash line over 2138 PA down on the farm.  Baseball America ranked him as San Diego’s 22nd-best prospect prior to the 2016 season.

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  1. pads fan1980

    8 years ago

    Just another injury in a long line of injuries. He looked promising but now not sure he will be able to make a major impact on any team.

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  2. Padres2019ha

    8 years ago

    Godspeed

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    • stevewpants

      8 years ago

      You black emperor

      1
      Reply
      • BigSpence

        8 years ago

        Wakanda forever

        Reply
        • stevewpants

          8 years ago

          Godspeed you black emperor is a band you philistines

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    • PopeMarley

      8 years ago

      He’s not going off to battle

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  3. Phillies7459

    8 years ago

    How awful for him. That’s so unfortunate I really hope he manages to work his way back. Seemed like he was going to be a solid player before all the injuries. Hope for a speedy recovery!

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  4. under raited

    8 years ago

    That stinks

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  5. padreforlife

    8 years ago

    Sorry to hear he might be done

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  6. outinleftfield

    8 years ago

    Got to feel for this kid. Makes the team and has a decent rookie season. Then he hurts his back and has surgery so he misses 2017. Now this.

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  7. lowtalker1

    8 years ago

    Sucks

    Reply
  8. lowtalker1

    8 years ago

    Well that’s clears a 40 man spot but that sucks

    Reply
  9. RedRooster

    8 years ago

    Na na na na
    Na na na na
    Hey hey hey
    Goodbye!

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    • dynamite drop in monty

      8 years ago

      Rude

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  10. SixFlagsMagicPadres

    8 years ago

    This guy can’t catch a break. At least TJ surgery has a shorter recovery time for position players compared to pitchers.

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  11. jp arenciba for sportsnet

    8 years ago

    Is he the real Corey’s brother

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    • nop990

      8 years ago

      nope

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    • davidcoonce74

      8 years ago

      Baseball-Reference notes major-league baseball relations on each player’s page. Up at the top, by the biographical information.

      Reply
  12. davidcoonce74

    8 years ago

    That does stink. He was a decent platoon bat for the 2016 Padres and probably could have had some trade value at that point, but by the time he’s back I doubt a rebuilding team awash in outfielders will have much use for a 28-year-old platoon outfielder with poor defense. I hope he at least gets to have a career and I’m at least glad he gets to be on a major league roster for insurance and salary purposes.

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  13. nutznboltz

    8 years ago

    I really liked what I saw of him when he was up with the Padres. I was hoping he could make a comeback and be in the mix for one of the outfield positions this year.

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