A member of the Guardians starting rotation is done for the year, and a pitcher coming off a career season received some brutal news. Right-handed starter Ben Lively will need Tommy John surgery, the ...

Ben Lively officially underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery and right flexor tendon repair on Wednesday morning, the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians’ starting rotation depth is being tested once again as right-hander Ben Lively exited Monday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers with right forearm tightness.

Cleveland Guardians (40-43, second in the AL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (50-35, first in the NL Central) Chicago; Wednesday, 7 ...

Ben Lively's 2025 season is coming to an abrupt end. Lively, a Gulf Breeze native, is set to have Tommy John surgery on his right elbow as well as a flexor tendon repair, the Cleveland Guardians ...

Lively will undergo season-ending surgery to reconstruct his right elbow UCL and repair his flexor tendon.

Lively will have a postoperative recheck Thursday before reporting to the Guardians’ spring training complex in Goodyear, Arizona, to begin his rehabilitation. He is expected to miss 12-18 months.

The Athletics host the Cleveland Guardians on Friday to open a three-game series. Tanner Bibee is expected to start.

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Lively will have a postoperative recheck Thursday before reporting to the Guardians’ spring training complex in Goodyear, Arizona, to begin his rehabilitation. He is expected to miss 12-18 months.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians pitcher Ben Lively had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Wednesday morning. Dr. Keith Meister did a right elbow ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction with a flexor ...