Pirates' Edgar Santana: Requires Tommy John surgery

Santana (elbow) will undergo Tommy John surgery with Dr. James Andrews and miss the 2019 season, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.

Santana left Friday's game against the Brewers with forearm discomfort, and an MRI on Monday determined that he would need the dreaded procedure. A standard 12-to-16 month timetable will apply, so he'll be shooting to be ready for spring training in 2020. Across 69 appearances this year, Santana logged a 3.26 ERA and 1.10 WHIP.