Tommy John surgery is a common treatment for a torn UCL, but a new internal brace procedure offers a less invasive alternative with a 98% return-to-sport rate and shorter recovery time.

Tommy John surgery. Cousins will have the procedure on Thursday, Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced Monday in his pre-game media session. Cousins, who turns 31 on July 14, joined the Yankees organization very early into the 2024 season and had his best year going 2-1 with a 2.37 ERA in 37 outings with 53 strikeouts in 38 innings.

For Yankees reliever Jake Cousins, the old saying about how things must get worse before they can get better certainly applies. Over the weekend, Yankees Manager Aaron Boone told reporters that Cousins is likely headed towards Tommy John Surgery on his right elbow.