Orioles pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada to undergo Tommy John surgery

Orioles pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada will have Tommy John surgery May 11 in Los Angeles, the team announced Wednesday. For the past few days, this announcement has seemingly been a formality, Wada just had to give the go-ahead. And he now evidently has.

Wada, a 31-year-old left-handed import from Japan, was shut down in spring training with elbow inflammation and then again shut down after one rehab appearance in Triple-A -- where he was shelled (six hits, six earned runs in 2 2/3 innings).

The Orioles signed Wada to a two-year, $8.14 million contract this past offseason. Considering he's going to miss all of the 2012 season and possibly a decent part of 2013, there's a good possibility that salary is already a sunk cost.

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