{"id":2478976,"date":"2026-06-28T05:26:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T05:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2478976"},"modified":"2026-06-28T05:26:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T05:26:21","slug":"royals-lefty-cole-ragans-to-have-elbow-surgery-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-lefty-cole-ragans-to-have-elbow-surgery-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals lefty Cole Ragans to have elbow surgery Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\"><span class=\"timestamp \">Jun 27, 2026, 05:57 PM ET<\/span><\/div>\n<p>CHICAGO &#8212; <a target=\"_blank\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"11a5df00-0945-35a5-66fe-a3a107975558\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/kc\/kansas-city-royals\">Kansas City Royals<\/a> left-hander <a target=\"_blank\" data-player-guid=\"5b245474-0b1d-854e-10eb-1f70b7902e6e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/41054\/cole-ragans\">Cole Ragans<\/a> will undergo elbow surgery Wednesday that will determine the degree of repair needed, manager Matt Quatraro said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>A 2024 All-Star, Ragans went on the 15-day injured list with a left elbow impingement May 8. He left his May 6 start against the <a target=\"_blank\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"6ad8fa03-36bc-baab-c76a-345b6544424d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/cle\/cleveland-guardians\">Cleveland Guardians<\/a> after three innings and was diagnosed with valgus extension overload. He was placed on the 60-day injured list June 17.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have read the MRI. They&#8217;re not going to be clear on the extent of it until they get in there and understand what they see,&#8221; Quatraro said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/49167235\/mlb-2026-power-rankings-week-13-dodgers-brewers-braves-yankees-phillies\" class=\"img-link\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Dr. Neal ElAttrache is scheduled to perform the surgery.<\/p>\n<p>A three-time Opening Day starter for Kansas City and a 2016 first-round draft pick by Texas, Ragans (1-4, 4.84 ERA) missed most of last season due to left groin and rotator cuff strains.<\/p>\n<p>He underwent Tommy John surgery twice when he was in the Rangers organization.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.espn.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jun 27, 2026, 05:57 PM ET CHICAGO &#8212; Kansas City Royals left-hander Cole Ragans will undergo elbow surgery Wednesday that will determine the degree of repair needed, manager Matt Quatraro said Saturday. A 2024 All-Star, Ragans went on the 15-day injured list with a left elbow impingement May 8. 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