Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. undergoes season-ending forearm surgery.

Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. will miss the rest of the 2023 season after undergoing surgery to repair a damaged right flexor tendon. This marks the second lost season for McCullers in the last five years, as he also missed all of the 2019 campaign due to Tommy John surgery. The Astros have lost two members of their projected starting five to season-ending injuries, but their makeshift group of starters has still been one of the better rotations in baseball. McCullers is still owed $51MM between 2024-26, and if he is able to put his flexor problems behind him, there is plenty of time to better make good on the Astros’ investment.