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Skubal Completes Bullpen Session After First NanoNeedle Surgery

5/19/2026

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Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal completed a bullpen session at Comerica Park on Monday, his second throw since the NanoNeedle 2.0 elbow surgery by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the first MLB pitcher to use the device.
Skubal said the NanoNeedle procedure could cut recovery from the usual 2-3 months to days.
He reported feeling freedom throwing from 120-plus feet and said the incisions were only small dots versus his 2017 Tommy John scar.

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Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal completed a bullpen session at Comerica Park on Monday, his second throw since the NanoNeedle 2.0 elbow surgery by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the first MLB pitcher to use the device.
Skubal said the NanoNeedle procedure could cut recovery from the usual 2-3 months to days.
He reported feeling freedom throwing from 120-plus feet and said the incisions were only small dots versus his 2017 Tommy John scar.