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Rays’ Ryan Thompson To Undergo Thoracic Outlet Surgery

By Anthony Franco | September 24, 2021 at 3:30pm CDT

Rays reliever Ryan Thompson will undergo surgery to address thoracic outlet syndrome, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (Twitter link). That’ll officially end his 2021 season, although the team expects he’ll be ready for Opening Day 2022.

Thompson hasn’t made a big league appearance since June 27, when he landed on the injured list with what the team initially termed shoulder inflammation. He embarked upon a minor league rehab assignment in mid-August but apparently continued to deal with issues that’ll require surgical repair. He’s already on the 60-day injured list, so today’s development won’t affect the Rays’ roster situation.

Thoracic outlet syndrome has become increasingly commonplace in recent years, although the track record of pitchers recovering from the procedure remains mixed. A few hurlers (most prominently Matt Harvey and Thompson’s teammate Chris Archer) continued to deal with injuries and/or ineffectiveness upon returning from TOS surgery. That’s not a universal fate, though. Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly, for instance, underwent thoracic outlet surgery last September but returned to open this season in the Arizona rotation. Aside from a battle with COVID-19, Kelly has remained healthy all season and has settled back in at his general level of 2019-20 performance.

Thompson’s not a household name to many fans around the league, but he’s been part of an under-the-radar yet highly productive Rays’ relief corps. The sidearming righty made his big league debut last season and quickly emerged as one of Tampa Bay’s higher-leverage bullpen options. He owns a 3.28 ERA over 60 1/3 MLB innings with average or better strikeout (24.2%), walk (6.9%) and ground-ball (53.6%) numbers.

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  1. Dorothy_Mantooth

    9 months ago

    TOS surgery is such a crapshoot. It seems to ruin more careers than it helps. Good luck and I hope he is able to recover from it. He was having a great season for Tampa too.

    Reply
    • Fever Pitch Guy

      9 months ago

      Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.

      Reply
  2. FletcherFan69

    9 months ago

    What do they do with the rib that gets removed during TOS? Can I steal it and slather it up with some Sweet Baby Ray’s™ and have a cookout with the boys?

    Reply
    • FletcherFan69

      9 months ago

      I apologize for this comment. A momentous occasion has occurred in my life since writing this and I am a better man now

      Reply
      • Darth Nihilus

        9 months ago

        The problem with this comment may not be the thought but the sauce.

        Reply
    • Dorothy_Mantooth

      9 months ago

      I believe they give the rib to the player so he can make a necklace out of it.

      Reply
  3. larry48

    9 months ago

    Has any pitcher ever come back from TOS surgery and been really good again?

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