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James Paxton needs Tommy John surgery, per doctor's recommendation

by Matt Flipi | Dodgers Correspondent | Thu, Apr 8th 6:43pm EDT

Tommy John surgery has been recommended for James Paxton, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network. (Jon Heyman on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact:

This was likely the worst case scenario for Paxton, and for fantasy managers who invested in Paxton pre-season. Paxton looked good in spring training, and even looked like he had regained some velocity on his fastball. Instead of enjoying what could have been a throwback year with a fun, young Mariners team, Paxton will miss the remainder of 2021 if he indeed opts for TJ.

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