Cardinals P Wainwright has arm surgery

Published November 20, 2014

St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright had Tommy John surgery on his right arm Monday and the team said he would be out 12-15 months.

General manager John Mozeliak said the surgery went "very well" and that Wainwright is expected to return to the Cardinals spring training facility in a couple of weeks. The surgery was performed team physician, George Paletta.

Wainwright, the 2010 National League Cy Young award runner-up, felt stiffness after throwing his first live batting practice session a week ago. A second opinion confirmed the need for tendon reconstruction surgery.

Wainwright was 20-11 with a 2.42 ERA last season while making his first All-Star team. In 2009, Wainwright led the NL in wins (19), innings (233) and starts (34).

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