The Texas Rangers will officially move on without ace right-hander Yu Darvish for the 2015 season.
Darvish will have season ending Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Tuesday in Pensacola, Fla., with Dr. James Andrews performing the surgery.
Andrews was the third doctor to examine Darvish's elbow and all three recommended that Darvish have the surgery.
Darvish took the surgery news in stride.
"When I did receive that evaluation to recommend surgery at the time it was ‘Oh darn I've got to get surgery,'" Darvish said. "I didn't feel anything negative. Nothing positive's going to come out of that. If I'm upset or I'm worried that's not going to make my elbow better."
Darvish left his March 5 start in Surprise after one inning and 12 pitches because of what he thought at the time was tightness in his right triceps. An MRI revealed a sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.
Darvish will meet with Andrews Monday and have the surgery Tuesday morning. Once the surgery is completed he'll return to Surprise, Ariz., to begin his rehab and then will continue rehabbing in Arlington once the season begins. Team doctor Keith Meister, who initially diagnosed the sprained UCL, has a rehab facility in Arlington.
The loss of Darvish, who was an All-Star in each of his first three seasons with Texas, is a huge blow to a rotation that was expected to be a plus for the Rangers this season. Texas entered camp looking for only a No. 5 starter with Darvish, Derek Holland, Yovani Gallardo and Colby Lewis locked in.
Left-hander Ross Detwiler, who was acquired from Washington in the offseason, appears to have a rotation spot locked up now. Nick Tepesch and Nick Martinez, who combined to make 46 starts for the Rangers last season, are leading the pack now for the No. 5 spot.
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